The Japanese driver was overtaken by Zhou Guanyu, casually said insulting words, and was fined 40,000 euros before arguing that his English was not good

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2024-06-30 08:07Official account of Yiyan.com

On June 28, local time, the F1 Austrian Grand Prix launched a sprint qualifying competition, and finally Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won by 0.093 seconds, and Red Bull won pole position for the fourth consecutive year.

Although the whole race was largely orderly and nothing dangerous happened, the language of one Japanese rider during the race sparked widespread condemnation......

RB Racing Japan's Yuki Tsunoda was reportedly driving a car that was in the final stages of Q1 when he was about to make the final blow when he was overtaken by Sauber's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu, who was clearly upset.

随即打开了车队的电台，通过无线电“破口大骂”（日本媒体给出的说法）。 他用英语嚷着"These guys are f***ing r**arded"。

When the English-language media reported on the incident, they "coded" two words, one for swear and the other for insults.

The "wonderful" thing about retarded, the word "wonderful" is that it means not offensive in the dictionary and can be used as a clinical term to describe some people who are less intellectually developed, or to describe certain soil types that hinder the growth of plants, etc. But in real life, it becomes both insulting and offensive, and is rarely used in clinical practice.

It is not known where the 24-year-old Tsunoda learned the term, but his shout over the radio was apparently heard by everyone, and he was summoned to the arbitration committee after the game for "using abusive language".

FIA Officers alleged that Tsunoda's comments made on the team's radio during Q1 violated Article 12.2.1k of the International Rules of Sport. It was noted that Section 12.2 was generally concerned with "breaches of the rules", while Section 12.2.1.k dealt with a very general category called "any misconduct".

Soon after, FIA event officials penalized Tsunoda for using insulting remarks on the team's radio during qualifying. Tsunoda was fined 40,000 euros (about 310,000 RMB), but it was not paid all at once. He will have to pay 20,000 euros first, and another 20,000 euros will be considered a "suspended sentence", meaning that if he makes similar remarks during the rest of 2024, he will have to pay the remaining fine.

Tsunoda, who is 5 feet 3 inches (about 1.6 meters) tall, has already expressed his apologies, "I'm sorry, I didn't say the right thing and I shouldn't be forgiven." ”

But at the same time, he also argued that since English was not his mother tongue, he did not understand the special meaning of the word until after the end of the training. Tsunoda said he was also shocked when he learned what the word meant, "Although I misunderstood, it shouldn't be called an excuse." "Tsunoda's attitude of admitting mistakes is allegedly appreciated, and the officers appreciate his honesty, but it is further emphasized that the use of offensive language is completely inappropriate.

After this race, Tsunoda is 10th in the drivers' standings and will start the 30th race in 14th place.

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