Verstappen to do FIA work in Rwanda after swearing

Max Verstappen will do an activity pinch inferior competitors successful Rwanda aft swearing successful a news convention astatine the Singapore Grand Prix.

The world champion was ordered to complete immoderate "work of nationalist interest" for the transgression, a reward he described arsenic "ridiculous" astatine the time.

Governing assemblage the FIA said aft the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Verstappen's work would coincide pinch its prize-giving successful the African country's superior adjacent week.

A connection said: "While successful Kigali, (Verstappen) will undertake immoderate activity pinch inferior competitors arsenic portion of the grassroots improvement programme organised by the Rwanda Automobile Club (RAC).

"The activity will impact an FIA affordable transverse car which was built locally successful Rwanda by the RAC from blueprints provided by the FIA."

Verstappen's penalty, on pinch a good for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for a akin offence astatine the Mexico City Grand Prix, led the Grand Prix Drivers' Association to people an unfastened missive asking the FIA to dainty them for illustration adults.

The missive besides criticised the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has caused widespread dismay successful F1 astatine his actions this year, for his "tone and language" erstwhile addressing the topic.