LONDON (The Thursday Times) — Daily Mail ka kehna hai ke woh season ki aakhri teen Formula One races ki coverage nahin karega, kyunke khel ki governing body FIA ne Ferrari ke driver Charles Leclerc par tanqeedi column likhne par us ke senior nama nigar Jonathan McEvoy ka press pass mansookh kar diya hai.
Do dahaiyon se zyada arse se is British akhbar ke F1 nama nigar McEvoy par Las Vegas, Qatar aur Abu Dhabi Grands Prix mein dakhle par pabandi laga di gayi hai. Un ka accreditation 2027 ke season ke aaghaz par bahal hona hai.
Yeh pabandi us column ke baad lagi jo McEvoy ne Mexico City Grand Prix mein Leclerc ki apne Ferrari saathi Lewis Hamilton ke saath pehle lap ki takkar ke baad likha tha, aur jis mein unhon ne Leclerc ko "sneaky little b******" kaha tha. Us ke baad se woh is tehreer ko halka phulka, "Hamilton ka saath dene wala aadha mazahiya column" qarar dete rahe hain.
McEvoy ko Jumeraat ko FIA ke ohdedar Alberto Villarreal ke ek khat ke zariye is faisle se aagah kiya gaya, jis mein kaha gaya: "FIA samajhti hai ke aap ka mazmoon un peshawarana mayaraat par poora nahin utarta jo FIA Formula 1 World Championship ki coverage ke liye tasleem shuda media numaindon se mutawaqqe hain."
FIA ke ek tarjuman ne kaha ke championship ki 2026 ki guidelines ke tehat media accreditation "mukammal taur par FIA ki sawabdeed par diya jata hai aur kisi bhi waqt baghair notice ke mansookh kiya ja sakta hai", aur yeh ke "kam az kam shart ke taur par insaf aur peshawarana mahaarat ke aala tareen mayaraat ki tawaqqo ki jati hai".
Akhbar ke head of sport Chris Dean ne is pabandi ko "azadi-e-sahafat par ek be-misal aur sharamnak hamla" qarar diya. Unhon ne mazeed kaha: "Jab FIA ek driver par mamooli aur munsifana tanqeed par itna sakht radd-e-amal deti hai to hum khatarnak ilaqe mein dakhil ho jate hain." Akhbar ka kehna hai ke woh aakhri teen rounds ke dauran races ya press conferences ki reporting nahin karega.
Ek aur column mein McEvoy ne Ferrari ke team principal Fred Vasseur ko zimmedar thehraya, un par FIA se apni "shikayat lagane" ka ilzam aaid kiya aur unhein "mota sa mamooli aadmi" kaha. Accreditation ke faisle FIA ke ikhtiyar mein hain, aur aisa koi saboot samne nahin aaya ke Ferrari ne yeh pabandi lagwane ka mutalaba kiya ho.
F1 ke sabiq sarbarah 96 sala Bernie Ecclestone ne is faisle par tanqeed ki. Unhon ne kaha, "Mujhe nahin maloom ke FIA aisa kyun karegi. Mere khayal mein yeh bilkul pagalpan hai."
Is season mein F1 mein sahafiyon ke saath sulook par yeh doosra tanaza hai. Japanese Grand Prix mein Red Bull ke Max Verstappen ne 2025 ke aakhir se chale aa rahe ek tanaze ki wajah se British sahafi Giles Richards ki kamre mein maujoodgi ke dauran news conference mein hissa lene se inkar kar diya tha.
Hamilton aur Leclerc ka kehna hai ke Brazilian Grand Prix se pehle Vasseur ke saath sulah safai ki baat cheet ke baad Mexico City ka tanaza khatam ho chuka hai. Season agle hafte Las Vegas mein dobara shuru hoga, jabke Mercedes dono titles pehle hi jeet chuki hai.
