Formula One drivers are set to hold crunch talks to determine whether they take on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after Max Verstappen was hit with a community service order for swearing.
Verstappen said the FIA’s move to sanction him for describing his Red Bull as “f*****” in a televised press conference to preview the Singapore Grand Prix could hasten his departure from the sport.
Verstappen, 26, effectively boycotted the governing body’s mandatory post-qualifying media call on Saturday in response to his punishment and then kept his answers to a minimum after he finished second in the race.
Lewis Hamilton has urged Verstappen to ignore the penalty – the details of which are yet to be finalised by the FIA – while Lando Norris, who trails Verstappen in the standings by 52 points following his win in Singapore, said it was “unfair” and he “didn’t agree with any of it”.