00:00Max Verstappen has said he could retire from Formula One earlier than planned if the actions
00:06of the sports governing body, the FIA, means he can't be himself.
00:11The three-time world champion was sanctioned after the Singapore Grand Prix after he used
00:16a profanity in the FIA's pre-event news conference in the build-up to race week 18 of the season.
00:23He was ordered by the stewards to accomplish some work of public interest after his use
00:28of bad language in relation to the performance of his car was deemed to have breached the
00:33FIA's international sporting code.
00:36The 26-year-old believes the actions of the FIA means drivers will be unable to express
00:42themselves.
00:43For sure, these kinds of things definitely decide my future as well, he said.
00:48You know when you can't be yourself or you have to deal with these kind of silly things.
00:52I think now I'm at the stage of my career that you don't want to be dealing with this
00:57all the time.
00:58It's really tiring.
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