"Common sense" has been injected into Formula 1's contentious new swearing ban, according to GPDA director Carlos Sainz.
The Williams driver, speaking in China, commented on reports from Melbourne last week suggesting the FIA had softened its strict and highly controversial stance.
From the Australian GP onward, stewards will only weigh penalties for drivers' profanity if it occurs outside the car - not during races.
Senior FIA steward Garry Connelly, also a World Motor Sport Council member, told drivers in Melbourne that in-cockpit outbursts in the heat of battle won't be escalated to the stewards.
"I think Garry Connelly was very helpful in explaining to us how the FIA is planning to approach the situation," said Sainz, a new director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA).
"I appreciate common sense and this time it has prevailed. Everything has become very clear and hopefully we can continue to move forward," he added.
Max Verstappen, the first to cop a penalty for calling his Red Bull "f*cked" in an FIA press conference last year, served community service in Rwanda as a result.
Quizzed on the relaxed rules in China, the Dutchman stayed tight-lipped.
"I am not going to say anything about that - I want to stay zen," he told Dutch journalists.
"Everyone expects me to be the first to swear, but I'll try for that not to happen."
