Felipe Massa has once again criticised Lewis Hamilton after the pair made contact for the second race in a row.
The Brazilian came up behind the McLaren driver as they entered the fast 130R corner. Massa, clearly quicker, pulled alongside on the left as Hamilton was drifting the same way to take the racing line. The pair then touched causing minor damage to Massa’s front-wing.
The FIA announced the collision would be investigated, but decided no further action was required as Massa attempted to overtake on the outside, therefore Hamilton had the right to take the racing line.
The Ferrari driver says he no longer cares about what Hamilton has to say, as the 2008-champion tried to defend his actions, blaming it on a lack of visibility in his mirrors.
“The only thing I have to say is that I can’t see anything out of my mirrors and they vibrate down the straight so much that I had no idea he was there,” Hamilton said after the race.
“There was no bad intention towards Felipe; I’ve got the utmost respect for him, he’s a fantastic driver and he was extremely quick today.”
Meanwhile Massa called for the FIA to take action against the 26-year-old because they’re the only ones who can.
“I don’t care, to be honest, about what he [Hamilton] said. The only thing I care about is what he did.
“He was so slow in 130R and he stayed on the right-hand side. I was much quicker, so I went to the left-hand side and I braked there. I stayed on my line, he moved his car and touched my car.
“There’s nothing more to say. For what he says, I don’t care. I care about what the federation says and what the FIA does.
“They have penalised people for much less this year and this time they didn’t do it. It’s the second time in a row after the problem in qualifying as well in the last race, and after what happened yesterday,” Massa added in relation to the contact the pair endured in Singapore a fortnight ago.
“After many times this year. The FIA needs to take care of that. They are the only ones who can take care of that.”
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