Lance Stroll might not be the most sought-after driver on the grid, as he is often criticized for not delivering results consistently on the track. But recently there was one piece of criticism associated with the Canadian driver that went a bit too far.

Lionel Froissart, a French broadcaster for Belgium’s RTBF Sport, called the Aston Martin driver autistic during the Austrian Grand Prix. It was indeed a poor choice of words to describe the Formula One driver.

But even when Froissart’s colleague called him out, he defended his comments. “That’s too strong. You are going too far,” said Gaetan Vigneron. “Honestly, this is the truth,” replied Froissart.

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F1 fans on Twitter also did not appreciate the words that were used by the French commentator on-air. They took to social media to express their disdain for the whole situation.

RTBF Sport decided to suspend the commentator and launched an investigation into the matter.

RTBF Sport condemns the criticism towards Lance Stroll

The company released a statement condemning the comments made by Froissart. The broadcaster mentioned the comments do not reflect the values of the company and revealed they will investigate the matter.

“RTBF strongly condemns the words used on Sunday, July 10, on-air by its consultant Lionel Froissart during the Austrian Grand Prix. Associating autism with a driver’s way of communicating was misplaced and completely inconsistent with RTBF values.”

“An internal investigation will be conducted to hear all the involved persons. The goal is to understand in detail what could have led to this incident. Pending the results of this investigation, RTBF will no longer work with the consultant in question until further notice,” said RTBF.

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It is indeed a strong action taken by RTBF Sport to react to the comments made by Froissart. But let’s see what the conclusion of the ongoing investigation regarding the matter is. Hopefully, Froissart can apologize for his comments to Stroll soon.