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Max Verstappen will do an activity with junior competitors in Rwanda after swearing in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/b><\/p>\n
The world champion was ordered to complete some “work of public interest” for the transgression, a punishment he described as “ridiculous” at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Governing body the FIA said after the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Verstappen’s duty would coincide with its prize-giving in the African country’s capital next week.<\/p>\n The top three drivers in the F1 world championship are required by regulation to attend the end-of-season FIA prize-giving ceremony. Verstappen’s punishment has been tagged on to the mandatory trip.<\/p>\n A statement said: “While in Kigali, (Verstappen) will undertake some work with junior competitors as part of the grassroots development programme organised by the Rwanda Automobile Club (RAC).<\/p>\n “The activity will involve an FIA affordable cross car which was built locally in Rwanda by the RAC from blueprints provided by the FIA.”<\/p>\n Verstappen’s penalty, along with a fine for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for a similar offence at the Mexico City Grand Prix, led the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association to publish an open letter asking the FIA to treat them like adults.<\/p>\n The letter also criticised the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has caused widespread dismay in F1<\/a> at his actions this year, for his “tone and language”<\/a> when addressing the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n