Alonso apologises: "He is a legend of our time".

Fernando Alonso apologised on Thursday for his remarks to Lewis Hamilton during the Belgian Grand Prix. He called the British driver an 'idiot' because of the collision Hamilton caused.

"First of all it's Lewis, he's a champion, he's a legend of our time," said Alonso, according to Reuters "And then when you say something, and I'm sorry to repeat this, against a British driver there is a huge media involvement after that."

The Spanish driver continued: "They've been saying a lot of things to Checo (Red Bull's Sergio Perez), to (Ferrari's) Carlos (Sainz), to me. They say something to a Latin driver, everything is a little bit more fun.When you say something to others, it's a little bit more serious. But anyway, yes I apologise. I was not thinking what I said."