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Straits Times
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Straits Times
Rallying-WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing
Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - June 20, 2024 General view as a worker cleans the FiA logo ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix REUTERS/Albert Gea World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport's governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10,000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20,000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview during Rally Sweden in February. They stayed silent, or spoke only in their own languages, in stage-end interviews at last month's Kenya Safari Rally. Retired eight-times world champion co-driver Julien Ingrassia, representing WoRDA, told the website that a compromise had been reached ahead of this weekend's round in the Canary Islands. "The rally will now be divided into two zones: one is a controlled zone, one is an uncontrolled zone," the Frenchman, who raced alongside compatriot Sebastien Ogier, explained. "The latter is based around heat-of-the-moment areas such as stage ends, onboard cars during the stages or on road sections. Controlled sections are, for example, the media zones and the post-event FIA press conferences. "We're really pleased to find a solution. As was the case in Formula One, adjustments were needed to take into consideration some of the unique aspects of our discipline." The drivers had argued that the fines were vastly disproportionate to average incomes and budgets in rallying compared to Formula One, with some drivers not full-time professionals. The FIA has cracked down on swearing in Formula One under the leadership of its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, with stiff sanctions set out in the sporting code. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Rallying-WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing
Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - June 20, 2024 General view as a worker cleans the FiA logo ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix REUTERS/Albert Gea (Reuters) -World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport's governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10,000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20,000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview during Rally Sweden in February. They stayed silent, or spoke only in their own languages, in stage-end interviews at last month's Kenya Safari Rally. Retired eight-times world champion co-driver Julien Ingrassia, representing WoRDA, told the website that a compromise had been reached ahead of this weekend's round in the Canary Islands. "The rally will now be divided into two zones: one is a controlled zone, one is an uncontrolled zone," the Frenchman, who raced alongside compatriot Sebastien Ogier, explained. "The latter is based around heat-of-the-moment areas such as stage ends, onboard cars during the stages or on road sections. Controlled sections are, for example, the media zones and the post-event FIA press conferences. "We're really pleased to find a solution. As was the case in Formula One, adjustments were needed to take into consideration some of the unique aspects of our discipline." The drivers had argued that the fines were vastly disproportionate to average incomes and budgets in rallying compared to Formula One, with some drivers not full-time professionals. The FIA has cracked down on swearing in Formula One under the leadership of its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, with stiff sanctions set out in the sporting code. ($1 = 0.8791 euros) (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Clare Fallon)
CNA
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
Rallying-WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing
World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport's governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10,000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20,000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview during Rally Sweden in February. They stayed silent, or spoke only in their own languages, in stage-end interviews at last month's Kenya Safari Rally. Retired eight-times world champion co-driver Julien Ingrassia, representing WoRDA, told the website that a compromise had been reached ahead of this weekend's round in the Canary Islands. "The rally will now be divided into two zones: one is a controlled zone, one is an uncontrolled zone," the Frenchman, who raced alongside compatriot Sebastien Ogier, explained. "The latter is based around heat-of-the-moment areas such as stage ends, onboard cars during the stages or on road sections. Controlled sections are, for example, the media zones and the post-event FIA press conferences. "We're really pleased to find a solution. As was the case in Formula One, adjustments were needed to take into consideration some of the unique aspects of our discipline." The drivers had argued that the fines were vastly disproportionate to average incomes and budgets in rallying compared to Formula One, with some drivers not full-time professionals. The FIA has cracked down on swearing in Formula One under the leadership of its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, with stiff sanctions set out in the sporting code.
Reuters
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing
April 25 (Reuters) - World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport's governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10,000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20,000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview during Rally Sweden in February. They stayed silent, or spoke only in their own languages, in stage-end interviews at last month's Kenya Safari Rally. Retired eight-times world champion co-driver Julien Ingrassia, representing WoRDA, told the opens new tab website that a compromise had been reached ahead of this weekend's round in the Canary Islands. "The rally will now be divided into two zones: one is a controlled zone, one is an uncontrolled zone," the Frenchman, who raced alongside compatriot Sebastien Ogier, explained. "The latter is based around heat-of-the-moment areas such as stage ends, onboard cars during the stages or on road sections. Controlled sections are, for example, the media zones and the post-event FIA press conferences. "We're really pleased to find a solution. As was the case in Formula One, adjustments were needed to take into consideration some of the unique aspects of our discipline." The drivers had argued that the fines were vastly disproportionate to average incomes and budgets in rallying compared to Formula One, with some drivers not full-time professionals. The FIA has cracked down on swearing in Formula One under the leadership of its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, with stiff sanctions set out in the sporting code. ($1 = 0.8791 euros)
Reuters
19-03-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Drivers protest swearing crackdown with Safari silence
March 19 (Reuters) - Drivers competing in the World Rally Championship (WRC) will stay silent, or speak only in their own languages, in stage-end interviews at this week's Kenya Safari Rally in protest at the governing FIA's ban on swearing. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) said in a statement on Wednesday that the action was necessary in the sport's interest. here. "We apologise to all the rally fans, even though we know they support us," it added. There was no immediate comment from the FIA. Hyundai's French driver Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10,000 euros ($10,907) with a further 20,000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview at the end of Rally Sweden in February. The fine was the first since amendments to the FIA sporting code in January set out stiff sanctions for drivers who break the rules concerning conduct, including bad language. The drivers and co-drivers set up WoRDA, which is similar to Formula One's GPDA, after Fourmaux's penalty when they condemned "exorbitant" fines that they said were vastly disproportionate to average incomes and budgets in rallying. "We all agree to keep rudeness at the microphone to a minimum," they said in their latest statement. "At the same time, it is necessary to maintain a certain freedom of expression and to keep emotions alive while drivers don't need to be afraid of getting punished in any way." WoRDA said it had asked FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, a 14-times Middle East rally champion, for "some positive changes in the rules to help us achieve this goal. "It is impossible for us to guarantee that we (drivers and co-drivers) will be able to follow these rules perfectly and systematically. "That is why we -- WoRDA members -- are now taking the responsible decision to remain silent at the live stage end interviews or to answer in our mother tongue."
