F1 Today | Rosberg and Brundle clash over Ferrari drivers as Hamilton denies blame
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From Nico Rosberg and Martin Brundle clashing over the clash between the two Ferrari drivers at the Italian Grand Prix, to Lewis Hamilton refusing any blame for the incident with Charles Leclerc, here are the main stories for September 7.
Rosberg and Brundle clash over Ferrari drivers
Nico Rosberg defended former title rival Lewis Hamilton over his first chance collision with Charles Leclerc.
Leclerc sent the seven-time champion into the gravel and down the pecking order after Hamilton had dived down the inside of him into Turn 1. The Monegasque driver would crash out of the race one lap later.
Martin Brundle sided with Leclerc initially, as he said: "Leclerc was far enough ahead on the inside of the corner there. I don't think Leclerc would have taken a penalty, which is rather incidental now, of course.
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"Lewis dived down the inside of him into the first apex - fair enough. That's motor racing. Then goes to the outside, which was bold. Leclerc, I think, was ahead at the apex. He was far enough ahead. And on the inside, which is another key element.”
Rosberg responded: "That's an easy one. The rules are: if the driver on the outside - which, in this case, is Lewis - is ahead at some point towards the apex, then the inside must leave room.
“It's very straightforward and simple. Lewis was ahead going in, so Charles had to leave room, and he didn't. So it's 100 per cent Charles' fault. The rule is very clear. It is written in black and white. I can tell you which page - page 11.”
Hamilton denies blame for clash
Meanwhile, Hamilton has appeared to deny any culpability for his first chicane tangle with teammate Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Post-race, Leclerc wanted to share the responsibility, saying his British teammate went too far at the first corner, before he did so at the second.
Hamilton disputed Leclerc's version of events. “I was ahead in turn two,” he said. “By the apex, I was ahead; there was no we in it.
“There’s not really much to say about it. It was very bad for the team and, obviously, put us way back in positions. Then I just tried to reset, and I was like, okay. Try to catch up, and then obviously we had to stop, but I think we picked the wrong tyres, probably."
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