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Christian Horner has used a member of the British Royal Family to aid Max Verstappen.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner expressed his belief that the FIA could have handled Max Verstappen’s swearing incident in a different manner.Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, aims to see a decrease in profanities from F1 drivers and has requested FOM to limit explicit radio transmissions on the world feed.Following Verstappen’s use of a strong swear word during a press conference, he faced scrutiny for breaching the International Sporting Code and was subsequently given community service.Verstappen’s protest against this decision included avoiding questions in the post-qualifying conference and holding a separate media gathering.Horner suggested that the FIA could have taken a more lenient approach, citing the example of the late Prince Philip’s blunt language in public settings.He highlighted that Verstappen, not having English as his first language, should be considered within the context of diverse reactions to similar situations.