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Vettel to escape sanction after apology to FIA

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is set to escape a heavy sanction after apologising to Formula One race director Charlie Whiting and the governing FIA for Sunday's expletive-laden Mexican Grand Prix rant. An FIA source told Reuters on Tuesday that the four-times world champion would not be summoned to appear before the governing body's international tribunal, which hears disciplinary cases not dealt with by race stewards. The tribunal could have imposed anything up to a race suspension. The source said the FIA would make clear to Vettel, however, that there would be a tough response if there was another such outburst. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had said after the race that he...
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