F1: Alonso’s police escort to Spa circuit almost runs over F1’s tree hugger

F1’s resident tree hugger, Sebastian Vettel, was almost run over by Fernando Alonso’s police escort Saturday on the way to the Spa circuit.

Vettel is known for arriving at the Formula 1 circuits on his bicycle, the climate activist opting for pedal power over carbon emissions.

That almost put him on a collision course with Alonso’s police escort, as they pushed him out of the way and shouted at him.

“In the morning I rode my bike down the hill to the track,” the four-time World Champion said at the Spa circuit. “Suddenly four police motorcycles came, pushed me out of the way and yelled.

“Then came a Renault, with Fernando Alonso (likely with a wide smile on his face laughing at the tree hugger) at the wheel, and two more police motorcycles, which pushed me aside again.”