Fernando Alonso believes his contact with Lewis Hamilton could have cost him a podium in Malaysia.
The Spaniard was fourth before the accident and hounding the rear of the McLaren, however without his DRS system working it made passing difficult.
Heading into turn four, Alonso slipstreamed the McLaren, but unfortunately the two made contact damaging the front-wing of the F150º, resulting in a stop for both drivers.
“It was very close. The rear wing didn’t work for me in last part of the race so I couldn’t overtake in straight line which was the best possibility,” he told the BBC.
“Unfortunately we touched and I broke my front wing and we had to pit again. It cost me maybe a podium today but we will try again in China.”
The Ferrari’s race pace was better than expected and came as a pleasant surprise to Alonso.
“Today we were fighting wheel to wheel with the McLaren’s and Webber as well. That was a surprise for us because in Melbourne we were not close enough.”
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