It is a peculiar fact about following professional sport that we demand more action, more colour, more personality from our sportsmen and women. And then when we get it we clobber them for it.

Take, for example, Sebastian Vettel’s recent outburst over the radio at Max Verstappen at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, for which the German has been roundly criticised.

For those who missed it, the pair were engaged in a tussle for third place towards the end of the race when Verstappen, under pressure, ran wide. The young Red Bull driver re-emerged on the road ahead of Vettel but refused to surrender the place to the Ferrari, much to Vettel’s disgust. “He’s a c***,” Vettel announced over the radio. Classy stuff.