The paddock, almost unanimous: "Vettel lost his head, used his car to hit another driver"

The controversial incident between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which ended with a 10-second penalty to the German driver, has agreed to almost the entire paddock Formula 1. Former drivers and team leaders Give Hamiton the reason and demand a more severe sanction for Vettel for an action that the FIA described as "unsportsmanlike and dangerous". The International Federation itself claims that the telemetry shows that Hamilton did not brake Vettel. Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that Seb had a hot seat. "I think Vettel has lost his head," said the Briton, who was the German driver's boss for several years and together got four world titles. "He felt that Lewis deliberately slowed down and then hit him. He lost control at the time," Horner added. Damon Hill, world champion in 1996, was very explicit in the British chain 'Sky Sports' and asked for the black flag (disqualification) for Vettel. "It has been a serious injury to use the car to hit another driver," said the 56-year-old former driver. "It was a disrespectful move and something a four-time champion should be able to control. Mercedes boss Niki Lauda justified Hamilton's previous braking which provoked Vettel's disproportionate reaction. "Lewis has slowed his pace, which I think is very good. As the race leader, he determines the speed," said the former Austrian driver. "It's quite simple: the one in front is always right, just like in street traffic," Lauda added in a statement to the German publication 'Speedweek'.Lauda continued talking and gave vent to his anger. "Yes, Vettel lost the papers, when you hit someone from behind, it's your fault, there's no doubt, but then stand by and hit him on purpose ... I've never seen anything like that. The triple world champion. "Normally, Vettel is a decent guy, I do not understand, he's crazy, Hamilton will beat him one day, not with the car but with his fist," added the Austrian. ![choque2.jpg]
() As expected, the chief of communication of Ferrari, Alberto Antonini, also defended the argument of Vettel. "We have all seen what happened, it was unnecessary for Lewis to be so slow." Seb is not to blame, "said the Italian. Ferrari's sports director Maurizio Arrivabene also had his own vision of the events. The Italian took the role of victim to the double standard that, in his opinion, exists in the paddock when it comes to Ferrari. "In case of doubt, we do not give the reason to Ferrari," said Arrivabene, who chose not to respond to criticism. "Criticizing a lot is not elegant, it may seem like an excuse on our part." The important thing is to look ahead and today has been seen when the boys have turned in the car of Räikkönen during the red flag. Never quits, "he said in a statement to Sky Sports. The Ferrari boss was warming up and recalled the incident between Bottas and Raikkonen, for which Valtteri should have been sanctioned and ruined Kimi's career. "We do not want to blame, because it's not our style, but starting with what happened between Bottas and Räikkönen, and getting to the Vettel episode ... Are we in Formula 1 or in the Colosseum? Say and send a circular, "he complained. Arrivabene declined to answer Lauda, ​​who called Lauda crazy and spoke of physical assaults. "Lauda can say whatever he wants, he has his point of view and we have ours, we will see him again in Austria, he will speak again and we will hear him again, perfect, there are still 12 races left."