The title rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel hit a fiery new level in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the Ferrari driver twice drove into Hamilton’s Mercedes whilst under the safety car period.
Vettel crashed into the back of Hamilton at turn 15 before accelerating up next to the Brit in a show of rage, where he appeared to purposely steer straight into the left side of Hamilton’s car.
The stewards put the incident under investigation and handed Vettel a 10 second stop and go penalty and three penalty points on his licence for ‘dangerous driving’.
Vettel complained via his team radio that Hamilton had decelerated too much and ‘brake tested’ him at the corner, but the German has come to face a flurry of criticism for the controversial incident, with Hamilton himself describing Vettel’s driving as “disgusting”.
Former World Champion Damon Hill has since called Vettel’s behaviour “petulant” as the four-time World Champion now faces a severe backlash from the media for his antics.
That incident got us looking back at some other crazy moments in F1 history:
