Jonathan McEvoy, the Daily Mail’s F1 reporter for more than 20 years, had his paddock pass withdrawed following a viewpoint column about the growing stress at Ferrari.
According to The Telegraph’s Tom Cary, McEvoy explained Leclerc as a “sneaky little b*stard” following his questionable Mexico GP fight with Lewis Hamilton.
He likewise reported information of a tense post-race conference including Ferrari employer Frederic Vasseur.
In a letter sent out to McEvoy on Thursday, FIA basic supervisor Alberto Villarreal discussed the choice.
“The FIA considers that your article falls short of the standards of professionalism expected of media representatives accredited to cover the FIA Formula One World Championship,” he composed.
The governing body for that reason withdrew McEvoy’s accreditation “for the remainder of the 2026 season, with immediate effect”
The relocation follows Ben Sulayem’s current caution that reporters might be prohibited under the FIA’s project versus online abuse.
“If they are part of the media, we ban them because we have the authority,” he stated last month.
The Daily Mail’s head of sport, Chris Dean, condemned the choice as an “unprecedented and outrageous attack on the freedom of the press”
“We are in dangerous territory when the FIA reacts in such a heavy-handed way to some mild and fair criticism of one driver.”
Previous F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was similarly crucial.
“It’s crazy. I don’t know why the FIA would ever do that,” he stated.
“I look forward to reading what he’s writing. I don’t have to, it’s my choice to do that. I think it’s completely mad.”
Cary, on the other hand, exposed in the Telegraph: “Earlier this year, the FIA revoked the pass of a journalist who had reported on every race for 37 years without missing one.”
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