Lewis Hamilton says he left team-mate Nico Rosberg "plenty of room" to avoid a collision on the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix.
Whilst Rosberg blames Hamilton for turning in on him, Hamilton insists he went wide enough before taking the corner to avoid a crash, and therefore Rosberg should accept responsibility.
"He [Rosberg] made a mistake, clipped the inside kerb and went wide [at Turn 1]," explained Hamilton. "I got a good run up on him. Up to Turn 2, he blocked the inside, the only place I could go was the outside.
"I was on the racing line. He was in my blindspot so I assumed he was still there, so I went very wide.
"I left him plenty of room, as I started to turn as I was at the edge of the track. He collided with me."
The Briton, who now trails Rosberg by 11 points in the championship, believes he was deserving of the victory.
"There is no problem, we were racing hard. Sometimes these things happen. I won the race fair and square."
The incident remains under investigation, with both drivers attending the stewards room at the end of the race to give their opinion on the matter, however it is Rosberg who is the subject of the investigation for both causing a collision and for driving with a "seriously damaged car".
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