Max Verstappen will hold an event with junior competitors in Rwanda after being sworn in at a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.
The world champion was ordered to complete some “community service” for the offence. A sentence he described as “ridiculous” at the time..
Governing body FIA said after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Verstappen’s duty would coincide with the award ceremony in the African nation’s capital next week.
The regulation requires the top three drivers in the F1 World Championship to attend the FIA prize-giving ceremony at the end of the season. Verstappen’s penalty is tagged on a mandatory trip.
A statement said: “While in Kigali, (Verstappen) will do some work with junior competitors as part of a grassroots development program organized by the Rwanda Automobile Club (RAC).
“The activity will include an affordable FIA cross car built locally by the RAC in Rwanda from blueprints provided by the FIA.”
Verstappen’s punishment, along with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for a similar offense at the Mexico City Grand Prix, prompted the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association to publish an open letter asking the FIA to act like adults. Do it.
In the letter, FIA President Mohammad Bin Saleem has also been criticized. Massive disappointment in F1 On his actions this year, for him “Accent and Language” When discussing the topic.