Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel managed to upset the fastidious guys over at FIA with his rubber-burning donut celebration at the end of the Indian Grand Prix, which sealed the 2013 championship battle.
Moments after becoming the youngest driver to win four consecutive Formula One Drivers’ world championships, Vettel decided that doing a few donuts on the track is way better than heading directly to the post-race parc ferme. His trick was approved by the Indian crowd, but disapproved by FIA, who decided on a €25,000 ($34,460) fine against the German.
“The stewards, having received a report from the race director, heard from the driver and the team representative, examined video/audio evidence, have considered the following matter, and determine a breach of the regulations has been committed,” FIA said in a statement.
We think FIA was a bit too rigid about this, but you can decide for yourselves after watching the video below.
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