Jean-Eric Vergne says he’s not angry with Michael Schumacher after the seven-time world champion braked a little too late at the restart and ran into the rear of the Toro Rosso.
The resultant crash caused both drivers to retire from the race.
“I was focussing on catching Perez at that point, trying to brake late to catch him, so I am not too sure what happened exactly, but I assume Michael braked a bit too late and could not avoid running in to me,” explained the Frenchman.
“There is no sense in being angry about it, because these things happen in racing and even the most experienced driver on the grid can make mistakes! He said sorry and that’s the end of it.”
Meanwhile Schumacher believes a technical issue was the cause of the accident as the German explained he attempted to brake but the car wasn’t slowing.
“I mean, first of all, after the Safety Car I braked a little earlier than I normally do at that corner,” said Schumacher. “But the car wouldn’t decelerated so I got on the brakes very hard and locked up everything, but the accident wasn’t avoidable anymore.
“Obviously I feel sorry that Jean-Éric had to retire for that reason but we need to investigate what happened.”
