Formula 1 drivers Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez navigate the aftermath of a dramatic collision with humor and sportsmanship

Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz cleared the air after their crash at last week's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in an "awkward" 20-minute conversation while sat next to each other at the circuit's medical centre.

Carlos Sainz recalls sitting in the medical center with Sergio Perez in Baku and realizing how "sh*t" the sport of F1 can be sometimes.

Lifting the lid on his post-race chat with the Red Bull driver, Sainz explained: “We were awkwardly sat next to each other for 20 minutes in the medical centre, both with a heart rate monitor and controlling our vitals.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz said he had done nothing wrong after Red Bull's Sergio Perez lamented a "disastrous" penultimate lap collision between the two at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz shared a humorous and "awkward" moment with Sergio Perez during their visit to the medical center after a terrifying crash at the Azerbai

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were "awkwardly" sat next to each other in the FIA medical centre after their Baku shunt.

Their crash while fighting for third place contributed to McLaren going 20 points clear in the championship. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Carlos Sainz has revealed how he spent an “awkward” 20 minutes in the medical centre with Sergio Perez moments after their penultimate-lap crash in Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The pair were duelling for a place on the podium in Baku before their coming together after Turn 2 ended with both drivers in the wall.