Jos Verstappen believes Ferrari's fuel issue was not an accident

At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Ferrari were fined $50,000 for a fuel irregularity in Charles Leclerc's car. Mattia Binotto has insisted that it was a mistake but Max Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen, doesn't think that a team like Ferrari could possibly do something like that accidentally.

"You know that this was not a calculation error," Jos told Ziggo Sport. "Ferrari does not just make such calculation errors. It is a sensitive subject in Formula 1, I do not want to burn my fingers on it. Next year, however, the rules really need to be tightened."

Binotto has claimed that it was a difference in measurements. With around 4kg more fuel found compared to what Ferrari said this seems unlikely.

"I don't think there's much to explain, there has been a discrepancy between measurements," Binotto said.

It has been a season to forget for Ferrari and they will hope to come back in 2020 ready to right their wrongs.