Vettel jokes about Verstappen's fine: 'As long as you leave it'

Max Verstappen was fined 50,000 euros during the Brazilian Grand Prix for touching the rear wing of Lewis Hamilton's car. The teams were therefore extra vigilant after the sprint race on Saturday, although Sebastian Vettel did not take it seriously.

The German driver took it up for Verstappen on Saturday morning. The Dutchman had to come to the race committee to give an explanation, after which Vettel showed via social media that he also touched other cars in the past and got nothing for it. The stewards were unrelenting and fined Verstappen a large amount of money.

After the sprint race, in which Vettel finished in tenth place, Vettel joked with his engineer. "I'm going to touch Hamilton's rear wing!", he stated in the pit lane. "As long as you leave it. That's very expensive!", the engineer responded, after which Vettel made a witty remark. "I'm only joking! I'll do the front wing, maybe that's 25,000 euros."

Hamilton had to start the sprint race from the back position because of a violation with his DRS. Despite this the Briton managed to finish in fifth position. Hamilton will therefore start Sunday's race from tenth position.