“As with all sports, participants must respect the judges’ decisions, whether they like it or not, even whether they agree or disagree with them. The pilots They are no different and they understand it completely. Our members are professional pilots who compete in Formula 1the pinnacle of motorsport. They are the gladiators and every racing weekend they offer a great show to the fans,” the statement began.
At the same time, he continued: “With regard to bad wordsthere is a difference between pronouncing them with the intention of insult to others and do it in a more informal setting to describe bad weather or refer to an inanimate target like a Formula 1 car or a driving situation.
The GPDA aimed against Muhammed Ben Sulayempresident of the FIA: “We urge the FIA president to also consider his own tone and language when speaking to, or even referring to, our member pilots, whether in a public forum or otherwise.”
In the same statement, they strongly emphasized that their pilots “are adults and they don’t need to be given instructions through the media on topics as trivial as use of jewelry wave underwear“.
Where do the fine funds go?
Subsequently, the entity emphasized the punishments and sanctions imposed on pilots, especially the monetary finesand maintain that “they are not suitable for our sport.”
One point that caused a big question was what was happening with the money that the FIA collected from the fines: “for the last three years, we have asked the FIA president to share the details and strategy on how the FIA financial fines are allocated and where funds are spent“.
The entity reflected certain worry considering that these types of fines dirty and negatively impact the sports images and asked the president of the FIA ”to offer financial transparency and maintain an open and direct dialogue with us” and that “all interested parties must jointly determine how and where money is spent for the benefit of our sport.
The statement ended with the collaboration of the GPDA constructively with all parties, including the FIA President, “in order to promote our great sport for the benefit of all who work for it, pay for it, see it and love it. “We are doing our part.”
Source: Ambito
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