Sebastian Vettel has been handed a suspended €25,000 fine after facing the F1 stewards once his "behaviour at the driver's briefing" was called into question.
The Aston Martin driver was questioned at 6pm local time in the Austrian hills to explain his actions, which occurred in Friday's driver's briefing. The German "left the drivers’ meeting, which was held at 7.30pm, without permission, and expressing frustration at the meeting". He has since met with the race director and apologised.
The four-time world champion was pinned for what was a “breach of Article 12.2.1 f) of the International Sporting Code and Article 20.1 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.” The ISC article states “any words, deeds or writings that have caused moral injury or loss to the FIA, its bodies, its members or its executive officers, and more generally on the interest of motorsport and on the values defended by the FIA” as a potential breach of the rules.
