Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz swears in live TV gaffe… in same week FIA president tried to crack down on swearing

TED KRAVITZ made an unfortunate gaffe arsenic helium was heard swearing unrecorded connected TV... conscionable days aft the FIA president ordered drivers to chopped backmost connected profanities.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem caught the ire of Formula One drivers aft complaining astir the magnitude of swearing heard connected unrecorded broadcasts during races.

He had said: “We person to differentiate betwixt our sport – motorsport – and rap music. We’re not rappers, you know.

“They accidental the F-word however galore times per minute? We are not connected that. That’s them and we are [us].”

Lewis Hamilton claimed determination was a "racial element" to the comments, portion Max Verstappen blasted, "are we five", successful his ain fiery response.

However, Sky Sports F1 newsman Kravitz is the adjacent prima to beryllium caught retired by the caller no-swearing rule, aft helium uncharacteristically stumbled implicit his words astatine the Singapore Grand Prix.

While appearing unrecorded connected TV earlier Free Practice One, Kravitz was doing a study connected the upgrades Ferrari had brought to the race.

But the instrumentality favourite struggled to get his words retired portion talking astir the Scuderia's caller beforehand wing.

He stopped mid-sentence but could past beryllium heard mumbling: "F***ing hell, sorry. Let's bash that again."

Kravitz aboriginal issued an apology successful airy of his earlier X-rated gaffe of the tongue.

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He said: "Apologies from my side... I question perfection but sometimes I don't get it.

"And if I messiness up a archetypal instrumentality and past I'm frustrated by myself sometimes there's a naughty connection that comes out.

"Obviously that was ne'er meant to beryllium played, that's our mistake, we're owning that.

"I apologise that instrumentality that was not expected to play, got played out. This happens successful television sometimes, truthful apologies for that, we question to bash amended adjacent time."

While the seasoned F1 newsman whitethorn person not been excessively impressed by the slip-up, fans saw the comic side.

Taking to social media, 1 instrumentality said: "I conscionable started watching and laughed truthful hard erstwhile I heard him accidental it."

A 2nd said: "The FIA banning swearing from drivers and past Ted Kravitz having the incorrect instrumentality aired connected Sky of him conscionable swearing is truthful f***ing funny."

Another said: "Can’t judge they played 1 of @tedkravitz outtakes connected the Ferrari beforehand wing."

A 4th added: "A Ted Whoops… emotion it! So natural!"

A 5th said: "Come connected past @Ben_Sulayem & the @fia, you gonna summon @tedkravitz arsenic well? What a satellite we unrecorded successful erstwhile adults get told disconnected for swearing."

Another said: "That spot with Ted Kravitz successful the build-up to FP1 connected Sky conscionable proves we're each quality and that adjacent the champion reporters marque mistakes.

"All forgiven Ted, 1 of the champion and astir legendary reporters successful F1 history."

Kravitz, 50, has worked connected Sky Sports sum of F1 since 2012.

He antecedently worked for BBC and ITV erstwhile they broadcast the motorsport.

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