Max Verstappen fined Sh6 million for touching, examining Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes

Formula One F1 - German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany - July 27, 2019 Red Bull's Max Verstappen who qualified in second position, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton who qualified in pole position and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas who qualified in third position on the podium after qualifying [Reuters, Ralph Orlowski]

Formula One stewards fined Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen 50,000 euros ($57,250) on Saturday after he touched and examined the rear wing of title rival Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes following Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying.

The Dutch 24-year-old, who leads seven times world champion Hamilton by 19 points with four races left, qualified second for Saturday's 100km sprint race that determines the starting grid for Sunday's grand Prix at Brazil's Interlagos.