{"id":30151,"date":"2025-02-10T05:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=30151"},"modified":"2025-02-10T05:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:20:20","slug":"f1-ben-sulayem-calls-for-driver-discipline-on-team-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/10\/f1-ben-sulayem-calls-for-driver-discipline-on-team-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"F1: Ben Sulayem calls for driver “discipline” on team radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

News of the FIA potentially stopping the broadcasting of F1 radio messages<\/a> has created plenty of buzz. More broadly, reception to the Federation’s stricter measures on driver conduct is far from positive.<\/p>\n

With the 2025 season only a few weeks away, it remains to be seen how drivers react to the stricter rules over their conduct.<\/p>\n

The opening rounds of the year should provide a clearer indication into the response to the FIA’s new direction.<\/p>\n

However, President Ben Sulayem<\/a> is not worried about criticisms of the changes taking place.<\/p>\n

F1 drivers receive harsher guidelines<\/h2>\n

To be clear, the idea of a ‘shut down’ on team radio messages is still that – an idea.<\/p>\n

As it stands, radios will be broadcast just as they were in the past. Any offensive language will be censored, and FOM (Formula One Management) will have complete discretion over what is shown.<\/p>\n

Still, this topic is just one of the controversies the FIA.<\/p>\n

As reported on LWOS a few weeks ago<\/a>, drivers face fines and even the deduction of World Championship points for behaviour that constitutes ‘moral injury’ to the FIA.<\/p>\n

In the context of this controversial amendment to the sporting code, eyebrows have already been raised about the FIA’s new direction.<\/p>\n

Both within and outside the paddock, there is scepticism about these changes – in addition to those being considered.<\/p>\n

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