'It's hard for us', claims Leclerc as he responds to swearing saga

On the back of the recent swearing saga, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed that Formula One could easily address the issue by not broadcasting bad language rather than punishing drivers.

The issue arose after Mohammed Ben Sulayem issued a statement three weeks ago, confirming that the FIA will take a stricter approach regarding swearing. Just days after the FIA President’s announcement, reigning world champion Max Verstappen was investigated for using bad language at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Dutch racer was due to attend FIA's press conference that usually takes place on Thursday ahead of race weekends. The reigning champion used bad language for which he was summoned to the stewards.

The incident happened after Verstappen was asked to reflect on the performance of his car, describing his car’s setup at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as “f—ed”.

Asked to comment on the issue, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has come to Max Verstappen's defence regarding his swearing. The Monegasque insists that it is difficult for the drivers to control their emotions during racing, and the sport could easily address the issue by filtering the comments and not broadcasting bad language.

"I think there are other priorities for the FIA to look at at the moment. We are adults. We are one of the only sports where we hear the drivers speak during the actual race.

"I would more return the favour to the FIA to ask them to maybe take off some of our bad words and not broadcast it as much."

"It's something quite easy to do and for us to control our words when you are driving a car 300 km per hour in between walls for some street track is tricky and we are humans after all. So I don't see that much of a priority for now."