SEBASTIAN VETEL demonstrated his class after Silverstone's British Grand Prix by helping to clear litter from the stands.

Sunday's F1 race was attended by more than 140,000 people. Brit Lewis Hamilton won the race to narrow Max Verstappen's lead to eight points.

Many people brought food and drinks to the event. Unfortunately, many left their trash behind.

And the environmentally-conscious Vettel - who wore a t-shirt urging race fans to 'keep it clean' - stayed behind to help cleaners get rid of the rubbish.

Formula One's official Instagram account posted a video showing a German man carrying two bags filled with rubbish from one stand.

The caption that accompanied the post read: Sebastian Vettel had a hard race but he kept his word and stayed behind with a group to clean up the litter.

One F1 fan wrote: "Respect for Seb just keep rising.

"He's not only a driver, strategist, mechanic, teacher, but also a cleaner!"

Another stated, "You cannot hate him. An absolute class."

Another said, "Good guy vettel strikes once again."

One commented, "We don’t deserve this man."

Silverstone was a race Vettel will never forget, as he came in 19th.

According to the 34-year old, he was disappointed by his performance.

Fernando and I were in a wheel to wheel battle, and we lost the car.

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"I don't know what happened but I misjudged it and lost my grip. Then, I spun. After that, I was at the back.

"In the end we didn't finish the race because our team retired the car due to a cooling problem."

Vettel will try to put on a better show in the Hungarian Grand Prix next Sunday.