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Sebastian Vettel 'disgraced' himself with car chop in Baku, claims Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says Sebastian Vettel "disgraced himself" by driving into the side of his Mercedes during the Azerbiajan GP after a clash under Safety Car conditions.

Vettel earned himself a 10-second stop-go penalty after driving up alongside Hamilton and swiping the No.44 car in protest at what he had deemed to be a "brake-check" from his title rival. Hamilton had been managing pace behind the Safety Car ahead of the second restart of the crazy race at the street circuit.

On the radio after the incident, Hamilton told Mercedes: "Vettel literally just came alongside and hit me!