McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Williams' Felipe Massa had very different views of their clash at the Circuit of the Americas in the last few laps of the 2016 United States Grand Prix on Sunday.
Alonso barged past Massa at turn 16 with four laps remaining in the race, and the two cars bumped wheels on the exit of the corner. The incident was investigated by the stewards after the race who decided that no further action was required, but Massa remained furious with the two-time world champion's driving.
"Fernando dived into the corner I was taking, hit my car and I got a puncture because of it.
"I was just going through the corner and he just dived completely inside," Massa explained. "I was already entering the corner and he just hit my car and I had a puncture.
"Just destroyed the opportunity I had at that moment," he complained. "I think yes for sure, it's his responsibility."
Naturally, Alonso had a very different view of the incident.
"To get past the Williams today you needed to overtake them in different places, like tight, slow-speed corners, and quite forcefully, and it was tough but hopefully enjoyable for the fans.
"I think that I was side-by-side with him, it's not like I was coming from behind or any crazy thing, I was already side-by-side so there was no space for him to turn in," adding that he saw it as a racing incident
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