Max Verstappen’s swearing saga forces rally driver to be careful with his words

F1 Newsrally driver in gut over verstappen case and doesn’t know what to say

In the World Rally Championship (WRC), punishment for saying a swear word is also a hot topic. For instance, one of the stars in the sport, the Estonian Ott Tänak, claimed he no longer knew what to say and what not to say in public.

While Formula 1 has a few weeks’ break, the rally championship – also organised by the FIA – takes place in Chile. Before the race, the competitors were introduced to the public and in an on-stage interview, Tänak cryptically responded to questions. “Let’s see how the rally will be. It is quite interesting times at the moment, not sure how much I can say but I’m living the dream and enjoying the cars.”

At first, the interviewer on duty did not know what the Hyundai driver was referring to. Then the Estonian said: “I meant it is strange times in motorsport generally where you need to be very careful what you say and how you express your emotions they are not really allowed for the moment.”