As Max Verstappen has again struggled to find top spot on the formula One circuit with McLaren taking the spoils in the latest Grand Prix, he’s hinted at the FIA not allowing him to be himself and it could lead to his early exit from the sport. We’re breaking down the situation on the three time champion.
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00:00Max Verstappen has said he could retire from Formula One earlier than planned if the actions
00:06of the sports governing body, the FIA, means he can't be himself.
00:11The three-time world champion was sanctioned after the Singapore Grand Prix after he used
00:16a profanity in the FIA's pre-event news conference in the build-up to race week 18 of the season.
00:23He was ordered by the stewards to accomplish some work of public interest after his use
00:28of bad language in relation to the performance of his car was deemed to have breached the
00:33FIA's international sporting code.
00:36The 26-year-old believes the actions of the FIA means drivers will be unable to express
00:42themselves.
00:43For sure, these kinds of things definitely decide my future as well, he said.
00:48You know when you can't be yourself or you have to deal with these kind of silly things.
00:52I think now I'm at the stage of my career that you don't want to be dealing with this
00:57all the time.
00:58It's really tiring.