No, American oval racing at the Daytona 500. However, let us not point the finger at our American cousins, post race brawling has been a feature of motor racing in all categories for as long as I can remember.
Here’s some notables –
Eddie Irvine and Ayrton Senna, (Senna threw the first punch and received a two race exclusion (suspended)
Sainz Jnr and Stroll
Hamilton and Vettel
Ralf and Coulthard
And you can add to that Iain Corness who accidently walked into a punch thrown by Gary Whittaker meant for my team mate. (He received a 12 month exclusion and a fine.)
What has to be considered is the hormones are still running high immediately after a race and altercations should be expected. The hand messages during the race can turn into blows afterwards.
If you are unsure as to who was the aggressor, he is the driver still wearing his crash helmet in the pits after the race.
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