THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Road rage goes down in Baku
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix this past weekend was full of drama
A narrow track with minimal runoff area, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix circuit in Baku, Asia, which was the host of this past weekend’s Formula One GP, was riddled with chaos with three safety car incidents. Perhaps one of the moments that will be remembered the most was that involving Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) where Vettel drove into the rear of Hamilton during a safety car lap when Vettel claimed Hamilton braked mid corner. “He (Hamilton) brake tested me,” Vettel said to the pit crew. He then drove parallel to Hamilton to show him that he was not impressed with his driving only to touch wheels with Hamilton. The incident cost Vettel a 10-second pit penalty. After some investigation, the race stewards found that Hamilton did not in fact brake, but rather did not accelerate fast enough out of the corner. Hamilton was heard over the radio asking that the safety car up its pace as it was driving way too slow prior to the incident with Vettel. Then Hamilt...
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