Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton has accused title rival Felipe Massa of deliberately running into him in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The two collided in the second lap as Massa tried to pass Hamilton. According to Hamilton though Massa was far too aggressive.
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"I took the corner normally and Felipe came back very aggressively and hit me," Hamilton was quoted by the BBC. "I think that was pretty much as deliberate as can be."
Massa though believes it was a racing incident. He said: "In my opinion it was a racing incident and we both paid a penalty. For me, he braked too late and pushed me out of the track. I couldn't stop the car as I was in the gravel and I was in the gravel because he pushed me."
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