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The German was wearing a rainbow coloured t-shirt with the
message "Same Love" on the grid ahead of the start of the race.
Three other drivers -- Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari's
Carlos Sainz and Vettel's Aston Martin team mate Lance Stroll --
were also reprimanded for failing to remove their 'We Race As
One' t-shirts in time for the national anthem.
Vettel and the other drivers said they had forgotten to take
their t-shirts off because of the onset of rain. They were all
found to be in breach of Article 12.2.1.i) of the FIA
International Sporting Code and given non-driving reprimands.
'We Race As One' is a platform launched by Formula One last year
that counts diversity, inclusivity and sustainability as its
core principles.
Drivers are free to wear apparel with a message that is
supportive of the initiative's principles. But they were
instructed to remove any such t-shirts before the national
anthem and wear their race suits in a pre-race note issued by
race director Michael Masi.
Hungary is set to put an anti-LGBTQ+ law that limits schools’
teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues to a
referendum.
Vettel, who on Thursday wore shoes carrying a rainbow stripe,
has spoken out against the legislation along with seven-times
world champion Lewis Hamilton who called on Hungarians to vote
against it.
(Reporting by Abhishek Takle; editing by Toby Davis)
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