MOSCOW, Aug 19 German Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel paid in this season, «Formula 1» the most fines for various violations of the rules, according to the official website of the «royal races.» For violations of the rules at 13 stages of the championship, Vettel paid 35.9 thousand euros. He was also issued the largest fine — 25 thousand euros for early departure from the briefing of the pilots during the Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel paid another 5,000 euros for a dangerous return to the pits on a scooter in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix. The second fine is the Spanish Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, in total he paid 25,000 euros. In third position is the Mexican Sergio Perez. Racer «Red Bull» has lost in the form of fines 10.6 thousand euros. Seven-time world champion Briton Lewis Hamilton paid 10,000 euros. The current world champion Dutch Red Bull pilot Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, McLaren), Zhou Guangyu (China, Alfa Romeo) were fined the same amount. In July Vettel announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of the current season.
