The FIA was wrong to "make a big story" out of the Max Verstappen swearing controversy, says Guenther Steiner.

Guenther Steiner has criticised the way the FIA have handled the banning of swearing by F1 drivers and suggested they should have solved any grievances in private. Max Verstappen became the first target of the rule enforced by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem but Steiner believes drivers like the Dutchman should have been spoken to in private.

Former Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has expressed concerns that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is becoming too involved in Formula 1, particularly in light of the recent swearing incident involving Max Verstappen.

Former Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner is famous for his potty mouth and has given his take on the swearing row which erupted last month between Max Verstappen and the FIA

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen had been reprimanded by the FIA for using inappropriate language ahead of the Sin

Max Verstappen's FIA war will not go away with a former Formula 1 race winner blasting the sport's governing body following the three-time world champion's punishment. At the Singapore Grand Prix, Verstappen was given the F1 equivalent of community service after using a swear word to describe how his car had performed at the previous race.

Juan Pablo Montoya said it himself in an interview with GPblog: Had he been active in F1 now, he would have been shown the door in no time. Similarly to the Colombian, Max Verstappen does not like to soften his tone,