F1 drivers face the possibility of being hit with points deductions and even ౠbans under new ‘misconduct’ guidꦕelines revealed by the FIA.

The governing body the FIA has laid out new guidelines regarding penalt🐽ies for driver misconduct, including swearing ahead of the 2025 season.

An updated version of the FIA’s International Sporting Cꦿode was published on Wednesday, revealing the potential punishments, including harsher penalties for repeat offences.

According to the governing body, misconduct is "the general use of language (written or verbal), gesture and/or sign that is offenܫsive, insulting, coarse, rude or abusive and might reasonably be expected or be perceived to be coarse or rude or to cause offense, humiliation or to be inappropriate", "assaulting (elbowing, kicking, punching, hitting, etc.)", and "incitement to do any of the above”.

An F1 driver deemed to have violated the regulations will incur a first time €40🍌,000 (£34,000) fine. A second offence would result in a €80,000 (£68,000) fine as well as a suspended one-month suspen🍎sion.

For a third offence, F1 drivers would bꦫe hit with a €120,000 (£102,000), one-month suspension🙈, and a dedication of championship points.

A "failure to comply with the instructions of the FIA regarding the♎ appointment and participation of persons during official ceremonies at any⛄ Competition counting towards a FIA Championship” could also result in an F1 driver being banned.

Punishments here range from a €60,000 (£50,0෴00) for a first offence to a €120,000 (£101,000) fine and "suspension of access to Reserved Area(s) of the event for the next event” for a second offence.

Additional offences would see a €180,000 (£152,000) fine an𒀰d a six-month race suspension imposed.

Verstappen’s swearing row with FIA

Swearing became a hot topic last season when 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen was punished for swearing in an FIA press confere🍎nce at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The four-time world champion was ordered to co🀅mplete some “work of public interest”, which he labelled as “ridiculous” at the time.

Verstappen served his FIA work in Rwanda ahead of picking up his fo♊urth world championship trophy at the end-of-season prize giving ceremony in December.

At the time of his penalty, Verstappen admitted such🌃 punishments could speed up his exit fr♉om F1.

"These kinds of things definitely decide my future as well, when you can’t be yourself or you have to deal ꦺwith these kinds of sill🥃y things," he said.

"Now I am at the stage of ൩my career where you don’t want to be dealing with this all t๊he time. It’s really tiring.

"For me, that is not a way of continui🍰ng in the sport🌃, that’s for sure."