Formula One champion Max Verstappen will serve a penalty when he visits Rwanda to collect his trophy next week.
Verstappen, who won a fourth consecutive Formula One title on Sunday, was ordered to carry out a work of public interest for swearing during a Singapore Grand Prix press conference in September.
He was summoned for an alleged breach of the international sporting code.
The FIA confirmed in a statement that Verstappen has apologised.
The statement read: “While the Stewards accept that this may be true, it is important for role models to learn to be mindful when speaking in public forums, in particular when not under any particular pressure.
“The Stewards note that significant fines have been levied for language offensive to or directed at specific groups. This is not the case here.
“But, as this topic has been raised before and is well known by the competitors, the Stewards determined to order a greater penalty than previously.”
Verstappen is now expected to carry out some work with junior competitors as part of the grassroots development programme organised by the Rwanda Automobile Club.
The activity will involve an FIA Affordable Cross Car built locally from blueprints provided by the governing body.
The Dutch driver collected a 10-second penalty in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a first-lap collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
Verstappen To Serve Swearing Penalty In Rwanda is first published on The Whistler Newspaper