Seba⭕stian Vettel has hit out at Daniil Kvyat following the Chinese Grand Prix, and angrily said he was "driving like a crazy", having earlier described the Russian's move at the start as "suicidal".

Kvyat jumped to thir﷽d into the first corner, diving do🎃wn the inside of Vettel, with the German then hitting his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and sending the Finn into a half spin.

Vettel eventually recovered to finish second, one place ahead of Kvyat, while ♕Raikkone🐎n having slipped right back had to settle for fifth.

Vettel was extremely vocal on the radio after the accident - and then again several times during the race - labelling Kvyat a "mad man" and apologising to the team for spoiling Raikkonen's race, although it should be pointed out the Red Bull driver did not com❀e under investigation for the move.

It led to a tense exchange ꦑbetween Vettel and Kvya🦩t prior to the podium, with the Russian beginning by asking: "What happened at the start?"

Sebastian Vettel:
"You, asking wha🍰t happened at the start!? [shouting] If𝓡 I don't go to the left you crash into us and we all three go out."

Daniil Kvyat:
"Well, I was..."

Sebastian Vettel:
"No well, you came like a torpedo."

Daniil Kvyat:
"I was racing, but..." [laughing, nervously?]

Sebastian Vettel:
"Yeah, but if I keep going the♌ same line,🐻 we crash."

Daniil Kvyat:
"Well don't keep going..."

Sebastian Vettel:
"Yeah but there was a car on the left also, that's 🎀why I hit the other 🅘car..."

Daniil Kvyat:
"Oh yeah I ca𝕴n see all three cars? Man, come on! I have only꧒ two eyes, two cars."

Sebastian Vettel:
"We crash if you do that."

Daniil Kvyat:
"Well we didn't, so...."

Sebastian Vettel:
"No, you didn't! I know it's racing but you need to expect when you attack l꧂ike a crazy you damage the car ... You were lucky this time. There was damage to Kimi."

Daniil Kvyat:
"I am𒉰 on the podium, so it's okay, you are on the ♊podium, fine."

The 'discussion' then continued on the podium, with Vettel appearing to soften slightly: "Obviously it is difficult to judge how ꦏit looks from his point of view. My start was not so great, so I was a bit on the backfoot into Turn 1. Then I think Kimi locked-up and went a bit wide. I wanted to go on the inside to overtake him and I think Danii was trying to do the same thing with me.

"But𓆉 then Kimi came back and I was in the middle. Danii was coming with a lot of speed into that gap and I was very surprised. I had to steer left and at the same time Kimi was coming across and there was no way and we made contact. It is a shame because we don't want the same cars, the same colour, touching each other.

"In the end we were lucky because I could continue and he could con꧃tinue, but surely not the best resul🍎t for the team.

"I am very sorry for that."

Meanwhile, Kvyat continued to defend hims❀elf and while he agreed t💝he move was "risky", said he would do it again.

"Well vice-versa to Seb I had a really good start and you know, you see the gap🍷 and you go for it on the inside. Usually you see one car, it is hard to spot both cars and yeah it was a risky move, I agree with Seb, but these kinds of moves can bring you a podium.

"I am on the podium, he is on the podium. It is fine a🧸nd I will keep on risking like this and everyone should expect that," Kvyat emphasised..