WATCH: Foxes, groundhogs and even Godzilla – the Top 10 F1 animal encounters
The old television addage is 'never work with children or animals', but clearly some of these creatures never got the memo.
Over the years plenty of non-human track invaders have got in on the Formula 1 action, so hit play on the video above to take a look at some of the most memorable animal encounters, as dogs, foxes, seagulls, groundhogs and even a giant lizard have their moment on camera. Oh – and don't think we forgot about about Juan Pablo Montoya and his "horse with horns" moment either...
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