{"id":52165,"date":"2024-12-09T10:15:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T10:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/f1-champion-max-verstappen-to-support-grassroots-racing-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:36:59","slug":"f1-champion-max-verstappen-to-support-grassroots-racing-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/f1-champion-max-verstappen-to-support-grassroots-racing-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 champion Max Verstappen to support grassroots racing in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a statement on Sunday night, the FIA, the governing body of motorsport, announced that the endeavour stems from a penalty imposed on the Dutch driver for indiscreet remarks made during a Singapore Grand Prix press conference in September.<\/p>\n

As part of the sanction, Verstappen will engage in \u201cwork of public interest\u201d during his visit to Kigali for the FIA Prize-Giving Gala, where he will collect his fourth consecutive Formula One World Championship trophy.<\/p>\n

The 2024 FIA Awards ceremony, scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2024, will mark the first time the event is held in Rwanda. <\/p>\n

The occasion will also provide a platform for Verstappen\u2019s involvement in a development program organized by the Rwanda Automobile Club (RAC).<\/p>\n

Verstappen will assist junior competitors in the program, showcasing an FIA Affordable Cross Car\u2014a locally built vehicle designed using FIA blueprints.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old\u2019s season has been marked by both triumph and controversy. Verstappen clinched his fourth title in Las Vegas, solidifying Red Bull\u2019s dominance in the championship. <\/p>\n

However, he faced scrutiny after receiving a 10-second penalty in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a first-lap collision with McLaren\u2019s Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n

Despite his fiery on-track demeanour, Verstappen expressed regret over the incident, stating: \u201cI apologized to Oscar. I never want to crash with anyone, especially not someone like Oscar, who is a great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, in Kigali, Verstappen\u2019s efforts will focus on promoting motorsport accessibility and nurturing future talent\u2014a meaningful contribution to the sport that has defined his illustrious career.<\/p>\n

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Formula 1 star Max Verstappen, fresh off his fourth consecutive world championship, is set to fulfil a unique disciplinary obligation by contributing to a grassroots racing initiative in Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000078305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000078305,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-123.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000078305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52165"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52165"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}