F1: Max Verstappen serving FIA sentence for swearing earlier than receiving title in Rwanda | F1 Information

Max Verstappen served his FIA sentence for swearing throughout October’s Singapore Grand Prix – earlier than being formally topped F1 world champion for the fourth 12 months in a row.

The Dutchman used an expletive at a press convention in Singapore whereas describing his Pink Bull’s efficiency on the earlier grand prix in Azerbaijan per week earlier.

Verstappen ordered to ‘carry out work in the public interest’ and it occurred in Rwanda on Friday whereas collaborating in a motorsport growth program with younger individuals.

Later, the 27-year-old was acknowledged on the FIA ​​awards gala and offered together with his trophy by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem alongside Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

Verstappen gained 9 Grands Prix throughout the 2024 season and picked up 437 factors, changing into one in all six drivers to have gained 4 or extra titles for the reason that championship started in 1950.

He stated: “It is unbelievable, 4 titles is absolutely unbelievable. After all, I additionally hope it does not cease there. I hope we could be profitable for an extended time.

“This 12 months the competitors could be very shut, however once more, in 2026, a number of issues will change.”

Verstappen clinched the title with two rounds remaining on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, after gaining an unassailable benefit over McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Norris, who helped McLaren win their first constructors’ championship since 1998, collected his prize for ending second, whereas Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc collected his third-place trophy.

Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate at Pink Bull, whose seat seems threatened for 2025 after an extremely disappointing seasonwas voted winner of Motion of the Yr for overtaking in China however didn’t attend the gala in Rwanda.