Mercedes chief Toto Wolff, Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur reprimanded for using abusive language

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Mercedes chief Toto Wolff and Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur have been reprimanded for the language they used regarding Carlos Sainz's recent manhole mishap..

As Ferrari and Mercedes will be against each other in the race, the bosses of the two, Toto Wolff and Frederic Vasseurhave, have been reprimanded by the FIA, the governing body of motor sport..

The two used certain language in relation to the recent Las Vegas mishap that happened to Carlos Sainz's car which was damaged due to a loose manhole cover in the first practise...

"The FIA regards language of this type to be unacceptable, moving forward, particularly when used by participants in the sport who have a high public profile and who are seen by many, especially younger, followers of the sport, as role models, and that in future the FIA will not tolerate the use of such language in FIA forums by any stakeholder," said the official statement of FIA...

The governing body has called the language used by Toto and Vasseurhave has 'unacceptable' as they are 'high public profiles" and were "role models"...