Topics: Formula 1
Gordon Ramsay had his microphone cut while being interviewed and touching on a contentious topic at F1 75 on Tuesday night.
The celebrity chef is a huge Formula One and is regularly seen on the grid at races all over the world. Alongside 15,000 fans, Ramsay was present at the O2 Arena for the special launch event to mark 75 years of the sport and was interviewed by host Jack Whitehall.
As a man known for dropping f-bombs, Ramsay was quizzed on the all-new swearing rules brought in by the FIA for the 2025 campaign.
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World champion Max Verstappen was punished with community service last year for saying his car was "f***ed" in a press conference but strict regulations have been enforced as part of the 2025 International Sporting Code.
Point deductions and race bans are potential punishments for offences and drivers have already had their say on the changes.
Ramsay is not in favour of drivers being punished for producing colourful language and couldn't help but let out an expletive himself - leading to his mic being cut as a stunned Whitehall looked on.
Ramsay said: "These athletes push themselves to the extreme, so sometimes when it comes out, let them be real, let it go. Come on. They're risking their life every time, traveling over 200mph per hour. So, if the s**t hits the fan."
For a driver’s first offence, they will be fined €10,000 - with a second breach seeing the amount doubled to €20,000 on top of a one-month suspension.
That punishment will be suspended but if a third breach arrives, the driver in question will then be fined €30,000 and must serve the one-month ban, as well as being deducted points.
Mercedes driver George Russell was asked about the huge push to eradicate swearing and said he understood why certain measures would need to be put in place.
However, he did point out that with such demands on drivers and the fact that English isn't the first language for many, some leeway should be given.
"As an individual it’s going quite far with everything," Russell said.
“As drivers we do show personality but I do think there is merit and no need to swear in an environment like this [press conference]."
"But ultimately, especially for the guys where English isn’t their first language, the first thing you get taught are the swear words," he added.
“All the Italian words he’s [Kimi Antonelli] teaching me are the swear words, so I don’t really know to be honest.”
