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

Carlos Sainz revealed how an "awkward" scene with Sergio Perez concluded in them ruing a lost Azerbaijan GP podium.

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.

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were fighting for third place and a spot on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix podium when they collided and crashed out of the race on the penultimate lap

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 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.