British Broadcaster Apologizes Over Verbal Slurs by Verstappen

Sky Sports was forced to mute and apologize after inappropriate language from Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc was aired during a live broadcast.

According to the report of Sports Three and quoted by Ambassador Arjan, after recording a controversial moment in the live coverage of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, the British Sky Sports channel turned off the sound of the microphones and apologized for the inappropriate words of the drivers.

Max Verstappen, the Dutch-Belgian driver of the Red Bull team, won his second consecutive victory after the success in Bahrain. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli were the other drivers to take the podium.

After the race, these three drivers were in the cooling room; Part of Sky Sports' television coverage, which usually broadcasts live post-race driver interviews. This time, however, Frostappen uttered obscenities while opening the bottle of drink, and the network had to cut off live images and audio.

Sky Sports reporter David Croft immediately apologized for Verstappen's words, referring to Leclerc: "I apologize for Max Verstappen's language." And Charles Leclerc... we'd better stop there.

Kraft went on to apologize for any "inappropriate language" viewers may have heard from the cooling room.

In the same race, Lewis Hamilton also regretted his mistake in strategic decision after the end of the competition. The British driver said in a radio message to his team that he accepts responsibility for the decision and apologizes for the loss of valuable points. Hamilton, who is third in the drivers' standings, felt unwell after the race and was allowed to sit out the post-race media interviews after consulting the FIA ​​medical team.