As the F1 season draws nearer to an end, with Lewis Hamilton even closer to winning the drivers 2007 grand prix and a rookie driver, the long knives are chasing him with more belligerence than previously thought possible.

Not only is it enough that Alonso has allegedly inferred that he has damning evidence that Hamilton “has a lot of Ferrari” in his car; that Lewis’ car is tweaked and doctored to ensure he will win; and that Hamilton has been given preferential treatment.

Now there is an enquiry into Lewis Hamilton’s driving in Japan being erratic and dangerous as he “veers to the left and slows down” the stewards in the race claimed that his sudden deceleration ahead of Webber and Vettel caused the crash.

A Japanese tourist captured the incident on camera, and personally although its clear that Hamilton almost overtakes the safety car before almost stopping on the outside of the track, I think Vettel is to blame – whatever Vettel was thinking about Lewis’ actions, he should have been watching ahead of himself and keeping distance from Webber as they were not racing at the time. Lewis’ driving had been cautious in the 20 laps beforehand and he was break checking throughout the race.

You can judge for yourself: