Max Verstappen threatens to QUIT F1 after being forced to do ‘community service’ in bizarre punishment for swearing

MAX VERSTAPPEN has threatened to discontinue Formula One successful the aftermath of his assemblage work bid for swearing.

The three-time satellite champ was sanctioned by the FIA aft helium fto an F-bomb gaffe portion speaking to the property aft Friday's signifier earlier the Singapore Grand Prix connected Sunday.

Referring to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2 weeks ago, wherever Verstappen finished fifth, helium said: “The car was f***ed.”

The Dutchman was summoned to the stewards for his comment, which was successful breach of the sporting code.

Stewards successful Singapore decided that Verstappen has to “accomplish immoderate enactment of nationalist interest” for utilizing connection they deemed “coarse, rude oregon whitethorn origin offence”.

The 26-year-old efficaciously boycotted the FIA's mandatory post-qualifying media telephone connected Saturday successful response.

He past kept his answers to a minimum by replying "no comment" to 1 question aft helium finished 2nd successful the contention to rubric rival Lando Norris connected Sunday.

Away from the FIA's authoritative property conference, helium was asked during a abstracted property telephone with Red Bull if the punishment has near him considering his future.

Verstappen said: "These benignant of things decidedly determine my future, if you can't beryllium yourself oregon you person to woody with these silly things.

"I'm present astatine the signifier of my vocation that you don't privation to beryllium dealing with this each the time. It's truly tiring.

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"Of people it's large to person occurrence and triumph races, but erstwhile you've accomplished each of that, past you privation to conscionable person a bully clip arsenic well.

"If you person to woody with each these kinds of silly things, for maine that is not a mode of continuing successful this sport, that's for sure."

The finer details of the "public interest" punishment person not yet been revealed.

The authorisation comes aft FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem warned against the usage of foul connection successful the sport.

Verstappen stated astatine past month's Dutch Grand Prix that helium is already halfway done his career.

He said: "I volition ever beryllium myself. I volition not alteration however I americium successful my life.

"At 1 constituent erstwhile it's capable it's enough. Racing volition spell on, and F1 volition spell connected without me.

"If you can't truly beryllium yourself to the fullest, past it's amended not to speak. But that's not what anyone wants, due to the fact that past you go a robot, and that's not however you should beryllium going astir it successful this sport."

The Red Bull star, who is nether declaration until 2028, has antecedently questioned the demands of the ever-expanding calendar.

He is currently 52 points up of Norris successful the standings with six races remaining arsenic helium bids for a 4th consecutive satellite title.

F1 returns to Austin connected 0ctober 10.