Massa says Alonso has “responsibility” for late-race clash

Massa finished seventh after the late-race collision, but believes he could have finished in the top five.

After the Virtual Safety Car allowed Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz to jump ahead of him, Massa came under attack from Alonso – who barged his way past with four laps remaining.

"I was just doing the corner, and he just dived completely inside," said Massa. "I was already entering the corner and he just hit my car and I had a puncture.

"It destroyed the opportunities I had at that moment. So I think, yes, for sure it's his responsibility."

Alonso believed the collision was a racing incident, and he went on to pass Sainz to finish fifth.

"I think that I was side by side with him," said Alonso of Massa. "It's not like I was coming from behind doing any crazy things. I was already side by side, and there was no space for him to turn in.

"We need to go and see the stewards, they will decide and hopefully everything remains as a race incident.

"Passing the Toro Rosso was a lot easier because they are very slow on the straights and opening the DRS was enough."

"The pace was not good all weekend, and not in the race, but it was enough to be close to the guys in front and with differing strategy, Toro Rosso fit the soft and we had the medium, so we had better tyre life at the end of the race."

The incident was investigated by the stewards after the race, but they deemed no action was necessary.