The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing during an official press conference in Las Vegas.
The instances were in the same session, with Vasseur venting over the damage caused to Carlos Sainz’s car when a water valve cover came loose on the circuit, and Wolff defending the Las Vegas Grand Prix against claims that the Friday shambles was a “black eye” for the championship.
Asked by Sky Sports F1 about his trip to the stewards’ room and his subsequent warning, Wolff said: “That was great. The second time that I’ve been summoned somewhere. The last time was 1984, when I was 12 in school.
“I think, as a positive, we are role models, we are representing the sport and some of us are not native so the F-word slips out easier. And I don’t think that anybody who is a stakeholder, in the car or outside of the car, being looked at by young people on TV should use the language.”
It is not uncommon for drivers or certain team principals to be heard using profanities, with these bleeped out on the live broadcast but placed front and centre on Drive to Survive.
Source: Autosport