Lewis Hamilton mentioned he won’t speak to Fernando Alonso about their collision on the Belgian Grand Prix due to what Alonso mentioned about him instantly after the incident.
Previous Formulation One rivals Hamilton and Alonso collided on the opening lap Sunday whereas preventing for third place at Les Combes chicane.
Instantly afterward, an indignant Alonso mentioned on his automobile radio: “What an fool! Closing the door from the skin. We had an ideal begin, however this man solely is aware of the way to drive and begin in first.”
Hamilton retired from the race a number of moments later and accepted full accountability for the incident, saying Alonso was in his blind spot, though the race stewards discovered neither driver was wholly accountable and took no additional motion.
When instructed what Alonso had mentioned and requested to remark, Hamilton mentioned: “I do not actually have a response to it. I do know that how issues really feel within the warmth of the second, but it surely’s good to understand how he feels about me.
“It is higher that it is out within the open how he feels.
“And like I mentioned, it wasn’t intentional. And I take accountability for it — that is what adults do. So it’s what it’s.”
Hamilton was then requested if he’ll speak to Alonso after the race concerning the incident.
“No, no, I imply, I might have till I heard what he mentioned.”
Alonso was comfortable to listen to Hamilton had taken accountability for the incident however mentioned it was not the primary time his former McLaren teammate had been in that form of incident.
“He now noticed the incident and he takes accountability, which is clearly very good from him. It was a Lap 1 incident, nothing actually extra to say there or the stewards. They did not say something as a result of these items occur in that nook.
“It occurred prior to now, additionally, I bear in mind with [Lewis Hamilton and] Nico Rosberg, the identical factor. So it is a tough nook. I used to be annoyed in that second, for positive.
“Each time we begin within the first or second row and we’re preventing for prime three, there’s something occurring. I used to be annoyed, however fortunately my automobile was very robust and there was nothing occurring. Lewis had not a lot luck and needed to retire the automobile.”