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The WRC drivers statement shows it's time for common sense to prevail

For the World Rally Championship drivers and co-drivers to unite in such a way against the FIA’s decision to impose sanction for swearing is an extraordinary move, but also a logical next step.

The ball is now firmly in the FIA’s court after the World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) issued a lengthy statement strongly opposing the governing body’s move to implement swearing sanctions on drivers, it states for “minor, isolated and unintentional language lapses” - a move it deems “unacceptable”. It is a view that is widely shared by the service park and certainly the fans as the reaction from Adrien Fourmaux’s Rally Sweden sanction highlighted.

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