Nico Rosberg, the F1 2016 World Champion, believes Max Verstappen was “pushing the limits” by keeping his answers short and sweet during an FIA press conference protest. Verstappen was sanctioned for swearing in an FIA press conference on Thursday at the Singapore Grand Prix,

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was on Friday punished for swearing in a Singapore Grand Prix press conference by governing body the FIA.

Max Verstappen refused to answer questions during the post-qualifying press conference for the Singapore Grand Prix. In doing so, the Red Bull Racing driver made a clear statement to the FIA, after they imposed a community service penalty on him for using the word 'f***ed' during the press conference on Thursday.

Three-time F1 champion Max Verstappen has finally addresses the punishment handed to him by the FIA after his use of inappropriate language during the Drivers' Press Conference ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend.

Max Verstappen was called before the stewards after using offensive language during the pre-weekend press conference, with the panel examining the audio transcript and hearing statements from both the driver and Red Bull team representatives before making their ruling.