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FIA thanks Verstappen for F-word community service

Dec.16 FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem praised Max Verstappen for completing his ‘community service' with a smile. After Ben Sulayem clamped down on driver swearing, Verstappen immediately tested the limits of the new situation in Singapore by describing his Red Bull car as 'f*cked' in an FIA press conference. 'We said that we did not want any foul language,' the FIA chief told Rwandan television during the end-of-season events in the African country. 'He is of course still very young,' Ben Sulayem added. 'He said one word and then they decided to give him a community service order. 'I spoke to him in Qatar and I told him not to worry, because he has to encourage and inspire...
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