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Heidfeld: Sutil is brainless

Nick Heidfeld's race was cut short after Adrian Sutil caused an avoidable accident in the Singapore Grand Prix. The BMW driver reacted by dubbing his fellow German 'completely stupid'.

The incident occurred as the Force India unsuccessfully attempted to overtake the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari. Sitting on the apex of Turn 14, Sutil obviously didn't look for oncoming cars as he attempted to power out of a spin and rejoin, resulting in the collision that put both drivers out of the race.

"I think it's obvious, I thought he would stop - I moved to the left and he accelerated into my car." veteran Heidfeld explained. "I still think it was completely stupid of Sutil; he kept going and went back onto the circuit without looking."

Amazingly,  'Quick Nick' managed to see the funny side of the situation when contemplating the action that should be taken against Sutil: "Maybe we'll try to find him a brain!"


Further reaction: Sutil responds to Heidfeld's 'stupid' comments

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