Adrien Fourmaux has been fined €10,000 and hit with a further suspended €20,000 fine for using “inappropriate language” during a World Rally Championship television interview.
The Hyundai driver’s comments following the end of stage 18 at Rally Sweden have been deemed to have breached FIA Article 12.2.1.l of the 2025 FIA International Sporting Code.
Fourmaux was asked for a summary of his rally that included a “messy” startline incident at the beginning of stage 11, where the Frenchman began the stage without his helmet strap properly fastened.
The fine follows a move by the world motorsport governing body to clamp down on drivers using swear words during events.
The stewards report concluded that “the aforementioned penalty, as well as the suspended penalty, is proportional” to the FIA’s ISC guidelines.
