Last weekend, the FIA may have set a precedent that Max Verstappen and his fellow competitors in Formula 1 could well benefit from. The stewards in Formula E – an FIA sanctioned championship – let Dan Ticktum’s vulgar shouting match over the onboard radio go unpunished. That’s a big difference with Verstappen, who was severely punished by the FIA stewards for swearing during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend in 2024. By not intervening now, they have set a precedence, that will make it difficult to punish other drivers for the same offence in the future.
