British Formula One great Sir Jackie Stewart has defended Sebastian Vettel over his extraordinary bust-up with title rival Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.
The former world champion conceded that Vettel was guilty of “inappropriate behaviour” for deliberately ramming his Ferrari into Hamilton’s Mercedes halfway through the race in Baku.
But Stewart backed Vettel’s assertion that he had been provoked by Hamilton’s decision to back off the safety car, which led to an initial accidental collision that damaged the German’s front wing.
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“What created the incident is what occurred when Lewis slowed down so quickly in a very unlikely place. You have got to take that into account,” he said.
“That was a shock to Sebastian, and that is why he came alongside Lewis to ask ‘what the hell are you doing?’.
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