George Russell has questioned the FIA’s sudden U-turn on penalties for swearing after F1’s gover💫ning body announced changes ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

On Wednesday,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: the FIA reduced the m🌊axiꦆmum penalties F1 drivers can receive for swearing.

The maximum penalty for a first offence is now €5,000 - a 50 per cent reduction compared to the initial €10,000 penalty imposed under the revised v♏ersion of Appendix B of the Inter🅺national Sporting Code.

Stewards have been given more power to fully suspend a penalty, particularly if it’﷽s the 🐷first offence.

Additionally, stewards will be allowed to determine whether an offence is c🍃o💫mmitted in a controlled environment, such as a press conference, or an uncontrolled environment, which is classed as “on track or during a rally stage”.

Swearing has been a hot topic after 𝕴Max Verstappen was given🌊 a community service punishment.

Verstappen swore in an FIA press conference during the Singapore Grand Prix w𝕴eekend.

After being 🌱penalised, he refused to give full answers to the media in subsequent FIA press confer🐓ences.

Later in the year, Ch⛦arles ♐Leclerc was fined for swearing.

W𓆏hen he discussed the changes, Russell was keen to point out that the rules were initially “a little bit ludicrous in the first place.”

“I feel the changes should have never happened in the first place,” Russell said as quoted by RN🅰365.

“So we’re talking about a situationꦐ where things have been reverted, because it🍬 was a little bit ludicrous in the first place.

“We’re happy to see things go back to how they should be, but it should never have been there in the first place. So it feels a bit wrong to be thanking the changes wh♚en෴ we shouldn’t have been in that place to begin with.

“It’s a bit of a strange predicament, and we’ve still had no correspondence with anyone from💝 senior level at thಞe FIA. So it’s all a bit suspect.”

Russell still waiting for FIA talks

Despi💯te raising concerns on behalf of the drivers, Russell’s had no official cꩵorrespondence with the FIA.

Russell is head of the Grand Pꦑrix Drivers’ Association, the body that represents the current grid.

“It seems more challenging than🍌 it should b𒀰e really,” Russell added.

“But we’ve all put our views fo🍸rward, I wouldn’t say it’s gotten to a point of no return, but you at least want to see willingness from the other party.

“I think we ꦕfeel we’ve put in our views forward, and we want to have conversations and dialogue, and there’s only so much you can ask. So, yeah, it’s got to be mutual. It’s got to come from both directions.”