Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed a rare issue he agreꦉes with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on.

Wolff has publicly admitted that he disagrees with a number of Ben Sulayem’s policies throughout his co🅰ntroversial tenure as president of F1’s governing body.

F1 drivers have criticised Ben Sulayem’s recent clampdown on foul language, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen having to perform “some work of public interest” for the FIA as punishm🅺ent for the use of an expletive during a press🌱 conference in Singapore.

But this is a rare topic that Wolff does see eye-to-eye♚ with tౠhe FIA president on.

“I have a seven-year-old that go-karts and that watches everything. It is the first time, a few months ago, that he said, ‘what the 🥀f**k’, and I said ‘where did you hear that from?’ He said from the drivers,” Wolff told media including at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

“So I have my conflicts with Mohammed but in that instance the drivers, all of the drivers, are role models.🌳 They are on air and they 𓄧are entitled, and they are empowered.

“I disagree with many of the other things that he [Ben Sulayem] came up with, but on t𝓰hat one I think if you translate ‘f**k’ into your own language or my language, it is pretty rude. I would never say that on the radio.

“George [Russell] and I, and Lewis [Hamilton] had this conversa🦹ti🦹on and they know I don’t like it. So I am perfectly fine that we are really able to limit that.

“There are a handful of drivers, some native, some not, that come out wit🅰h the things and, for me I,♑ would be happy to sanction that even more. That’s just my opinion.”

Ben Sulayem’s fight to ‘clean’ F1

Asked if he felt the swearing clampdown was a 🔯fight worth having, Ben Sulayem recently told Motorsport: “Fight? For cleaning the ✃sport, yes.

“But did I write these rules about swearing? Was I the on🥀e who implemented and policed it? I ask you because it's the stewards. It's not me. It's the stewarꦺds. So you go and ask them, why is that?

“We are sending a message to the youngsters at any age with that. And, excuse me, commercials, movies, they🅷 are rated whatever.

“Do we hꦕave to say the rude words? Honestly. Did say it? Did Mohammed Ali say it? He 🅠said he was a big mouth. But did he ever say it [a rude word]? Did Pele say it?

“We are in a very unique sport and we have 𒁏to protect it from the bad words. Bad words that I will always disagree with.”

Speaking at the🅰 FIA’s prize-giving gala in Rwanda, Ben Sulayem praised Verstappen’s approach to carrying out his community service prior to receiving his world championship trophy.

"[Max] really fulfilled his promise,” Ben Su💖layem said. "This is the community service we need every single driver, champion, to do if we want to grow.

“If we talkꦍ about diversity: this is the real diversity. It was not about the car, mainly about the people there.

"I believe maybe in the future we won't have to have it as aౠ penalty. It has to come as a gesture from the drivers and maybe I'll put it on the contrac🅠t once they get their licence."