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Team bosses back FIA over swearing penalties

Feb.3 Two Formula 1 team bosses have played down the outrage over intensified penalties for driver misconduct like swearing. Alex Wurz, head of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, is upset the FIA released the radical new penalties – potentially escalating to six-digit fines or month-long bans – with 'no consultation'. 'We had to find out about this through the media,' said the Austrian. Wurz is not ruling out another strongly-worded letter in the name of the F1 driver union, but he admits he at least sees some logic in clamping down on swearing. 'Ultimately, I'm also a father and it's best not to swear,' he said. 'But it's not about swearing. We all know that we have to be...
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