Lando Norris after the Qatar sprint race. (Image: Sky Sports F1.)
is facing a fine from the after swearing during a press conference, having .
The organisation which oversees Formula One has recently ordered a clampdown on swearing in the paddock, which saw handed a community service punishment for his outburst in Singapore.
FIA president has personally attempted to outlaw foul language, especially during their press conferences, but Norris fell foul of the rules in the Middle East.
After stumbling over his words when saying “privileges” in front of the media, the driver said “S***… that’s a fine! Sorry!”
Norris led the entire sprint race from pole and was on course to cross the chequered flag first, only to allow Piastri to snatch victory by breaking at the finish line.
It was a response to Piastri allowing Norris to overtake him in Brazil, as , in an explanation of his risky maneuver with lurking just behind.
Lando Norris led for almost the entirety of the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race. (Image: Getty)
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“It was probably a bit closer than what I was wanting, but I planned to do it since Brazil,” Norris explained. “It’s just what I thought was best. It’s probably a little bit sketchy. The team told me not to do it but I thought I could get away with it, and we did.
“Honestly, I don’t mind. I’m not here to win sprint races, I’m here to win [Grand Prix] races – and a championship, but that’s not gone to plan. But I did the best we could and I look forward to tomorrow.
“We scored one-two and that’s what we were aiming for today. We’ve got maximum points, so we’re happy.
“We’re happy as a team, we’ve executed things perfectly. The pace was good, I probably could have pushed a little bit more than what I was doing, but we wanted to keep the others behind so we tried to help out and not let George get too close. We did our job and that’s the main thing.”
Verstappen was ordered to complete F1 community service after swearing while talking about the state of his car in Singapore, though was fined after an X-rated response in his Brazilian GP press conference.
Leclerc received a less severe punishment of £7,700, half of which is suspended, because the stewards said the mitigating factor was that the man “was immediately apologetic”.