[Rules] The FIA - what's occurring there?

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Well the media conferences don't, which is what triggered this FIA penalty.

They are broadcast on SkyF1, which is a TV channel.

Also, you linked to the ITV Guidelines. ITV is a TV channel, not Ofcom.

[chillibowl]

i would imagine rules for speciality/behind pay wall channels are quite a bit different no?

cant imagine the UK is much different than here, so surely you guys are allowed to watch an uncensored version of the sopranos for example (or sub in any other of the thousands of shows with profanity and much more) during the day time?

after all, its not like bad language is illegal.

putting that aside tho, if there are broadcasting rules (guidelines) in place which F1 is violating in the UK, causing the broadcaster to incur fines and/or makes part the broadcast unusable, then is this not more of an issue for said broadcasters to take up with the F1 commercial rights holder or possibly even with sponsors who can then in turn take it up with the drivers?

how is this an FIA issue?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

i would imagine rules for speciality/behind pay wall channels are quite a bit different no?

cant imagine the UK is much different than here, so surely you guys are allowed to watch an uncensored version of the sopranos for example (or sub in any other of the thousands of shows with profanity and much more) during the day time?

after all, its not like bad language is illegal.

putting that aside tho, if there are broadcasting rules (guidelines) in place which F1 is violating in the UK, causing the broadcaster to incur fines and/or makes part the broadcast unusable, then is this not more of an issue for said broadcasters to take up with the F1 commercial rights holder or possibly even with sponsors who can then in turn take it up with the drivers?

how is this an FIA issue?

The FIA is the governing body for F1.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

i would imagine rules for speciality/behind pay wall channels are quite a bit different no?

cant imagine the UK is much different than here, so surely you guys are allowed to watch an uncensored version of the sopranos for example (or sub in any other of the thousands of shows with profanity and much more) during the day time?

after all, its not like bad language is illegal.

putting that aside tho, if there are broadcasting rules (guidelines) in place which F1 is violating in the UK, causing the broadcaster to incur fines and/or makes part the broadcast unusable, then is this not more of an issue for said broadcasters to take up with the F1 commercial rights holder or possibly even with sponsors who can then in turn take it up with the drivers?

how is this an FIA issue?

The FIA are the governing body. Why wouldn't it be an FIA issue?

[Yannick]

What's new, p*ssycat? Expletives. That's what. ;-)

[Richard C]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The FIA are the governing body. Why wouldn't it be an FIA issue?

I posted earlier on this, but in short, if FIA is the sporting side, why are they getting involved in the commercial side (revenue). Yes, FIA has regulations around driver behavior, but that seems like a slippery "morality police" slope. FIA should stick to the sporting side.

Richard

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Richard C

I posted earlier on this, but in short, if FIA is the sporting side, why are they getting involved in the commercial side (revenue). Yes, FIA has regulations around driver behavior, but that seems like a slippery "morality police" slope. FIA should stick to the sporting side.

Richard

But this has always been part of the FIAs remit? The media pen after the race is also an obligation. They don't all turn up for fun - they do it because they have to. The last person to be fined for this, funnily enough, was Max Verstappen - $25,000 for refusing to attend the requited post race interviews at Baku 2017. He "didn't feel like doing it", he said.

Also remember that these are FIA press conferences. They organise and host them. Conduct of the athletes at an event absolutely falls under the governing bodies remit.