Max Verstappen said Formula One should not air team radio if the sport was concerned about bad language after the head of the governing FIA compared drivers to foul-mouthed rappers. Mohammed Ben Sulayem told motorsport.

Lewis Hamilton agrees there is too much swearing but says there is 'a racial element' to FIA president's reference to 'foul-mouthed rappers' Max Verstappen said Formula One should not air team radio if the sport was concerned about bad language after the head of the governing FIA compared drivers to foul-mouthed rappers.

Max Verstappen has blasted FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after he called for Formula One drivers to watch their language while they race. Swear words – albeit bleeped out – have become commonplace during F1 weekends thanks to broadcasters’ increased access to driver/team radios.