Guenther Steiner thinks emotions are a big part of Formula 1. He also compared Max Verstappen‘s swearing incident to the fuss about Lewis Hamilton‘s jewelry.
Steiner, 59, finds it odd that the FIA wants drivers to swear less on the radio. “In the race, when they are over the radio, I can fully understand it, because the adrenaline must be high. You see where you are. Somebody does something stupid. Obviously, the FOM know about that, but what you say there, you don’t mean it. You don’t take that home with you. You say it.”
Swearing on Team Radio:
Steiner thinks the FIA shouldn’t worry about swearing since FOM is good at bleeping it out. “People obviously know when they’re bleeping out what the guy said. They’re bleeping out rude words normally, one with S and one with F. There’s no secret to that one. They are not bleeping out anything else. I don’t think it was necessary to make such a big thing out of it.”
Fans might think this is just part of the sport and adds excitement.
He also compares this to an old argument about jewelry in Formula 1 from 2022. The FIA didn’t let Hamilton wear earrings during sessions. “We are in 2024. I mean, that is what I try to recognise. Somebody wearing an earring, could I care less?”
What do you think? Should drivers be allowed to show their emotions more freely?
