Sebastian Vettel has had a difficult start to the new Formula 1 season. The German struggled with corona during the first two race weekends and also ran into a number of problems in Australia, including a hefty fine for riding a scooter. The four-time world champion is annoyed about this.
In Melbourne, Vettel was preparing for his first full Formula 1 weekend of the season on Friday. Full of good courage, he got into his Aston Martin on Friday, but things went wrong during the first free practice. Vettel had an engine problem and had to park his car at Turn 10 of the Albert Park Circuit. As it was quite a walk to the paddock, Vettel decided to borrow a scooter from a marshal. The FIA could not appreciate this piece of initiative and gave the German a hefty fine of 5000 euros for the scooter ride. Vettel calls it “a joke” that he is being punished for this.
Vettel calls FIA fine ‘a joke’
Vettel said he received permission from the marshal to use his scooter to return to the paddock. However, the stewards were not happy with this and fined Vettel. When he by Motorsport.com When asked what he thinks of this punishment, Vettel replies irritated. “It’s a joke,” he spoke plainly. “What do you think?” The four-time world champion also wants to know what the motorsport association actually does with all that collected money from the fines.
What happened to Verstappen’s fine?
“It would be good to know what happens with that money,” Vettel asks for clarification. He cites the example of Max Verstappen, who had to pay a whopping $50,000 for touching Lewis Hamilton’s rear wing. “I think we still don’t know what happened to the $50,000 that Max or Lewis or one of them had to pay for touching a rear wing,” Vettel grumbles, who was later fined €600 for that. exceeding the speed limit in the pit lane.
