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Lewis Hamilton calls Sebastian Vettel 'a disgrace' after Azerbaijan GP collision

By Daily Sports on June 26, 2017

Lewis Hamilton called title rival Sebastian Vettel "a disgrace" after the Ferrari driver drove into his car in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

The two clashed before one of three restarts in a chaotic race, Vettel hitting the back of Hamilton's Mercedes and then swerving sideways into him.

Vettel said Hamilton had deliberately slowed - or "brake-tested" - him.

Hamilton denied that and added that it was "disgusting driving" and "not sportsman's conduct".

Vettel was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty in the race - won by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo - after being adjudged guilty of dangerous driving but still finished a place ahead of Hamilton in fourth, extending his championship lead to 14 points.

The 29-year-old was also given three penalty points on his licence, taking him up to nine. If a driver receives 12 in a 12-month period, it triggers an automatic race ban.

If Vettel receives three penalty points at the next race in Austria on 9 July, he would face a race ban. However, two points will drop off after the British Grand Prix on 16 July as he was punished for forcing Felipe Massa off the track at Silverstone last year.

*Photo shows Lewis Hamilton.

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 26, 2017