Watch the scary moment F1 stars continued driving as Valtteri Bottas stood at the side of the track after a mechanical failure... as fans spot the hilarious moment he's taken away on the back of the motorcycle

Formula One fans have been left baffled by a viral clip showing Valtteri Bottas' mechanical failure at Turn 11.

This comes as Max Verstappen powered to yet another dominant win in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.

He emerged unscathed from two safety car periods to secure his 38th win from the last 49 staged in Formula One on his unstoppable march towards a fourth straight championship.

However, a moment during Sunday's Grand Prix caught attraction as fans couldn't believe a clip of Bottas that went viral. 

The Sauber driver pulled over at Turn 11 before removing his wheel as his fellow racers continued on the track behind him.

Bottas was forced to retire with engine failure, but initially his stricken car was covered with a double yellow flag with cars seen racing down the straight to the corner where his car pulled off.

The VSC was then brought out and then as the marshals struggled to shift Bottas' stricken car, it was upgraded to a full safety car.

Pulling over to the corner, Bottas stopped with smoke coming out of the rear of the car.

'Engine is gone, engine gone,' he told his team.

The F1 star got out of his car and began to remove his steering wheel as his fellow F1 drivers drove past him.

He was then driven off on the back of a motorcycle. 

Taking to social media, fans couldn't believe what they were seeing.

'Bottas having to constantly glance back as he removes his wheel in case someone locks up and yeets him from the track is a bit terrifying,' one wrote. 

Another questioed: 'What is this? 

'Why we introduced Virtual Safety Car after Jules Bianchi death, FIA? 

'Bottas literally looking on racing cars while he putting the steering wheel back, as required by the rules…' 

Another spectator labelled the incident as a 'disgrace'. 

He said: 'Letting the cars race last Bottas as he’s STANDING to the side of the track with no VSC called for a lap was a disgrace.' 

A final F1 fan questioned the decision: 'Bottas literally standing out of his car...

'FIA: Yeah a yellow flag will do 

'Why does it take so long?????'

With Bottas being forced to ride on the back of a motorcycle, more fans found the funny side.

Posting the photo, one said: 'This is so funny to me for no reason!'

While another joked: 'I laughed so hard when I saw him.'

'Cool to see Mercedes employing bottas to test their 2025 car,' said another fan.

However, one F1 watched didn't see the funny side as he said: 'The Valery clown show continues.'