Reports suggest that current Championship leader Lewis Hamilton is unhappy with Mclaren Team-mate Fernando Alonso's move, at the start of this week's Belgian Grand Prix.
While coming up to the first corner, Alonso and Hamilton were side by side and as a result, the Spaniard forced the Briton off track. Hamilton went over the astro-tirf before rejoining the track and going side by side before the Eau Rouge corner, where Alonso forged his way ahead.
"I wouldn't say fair, but it was hard," Hamilton said of Alonso's move. "The guy on the outside doesn't always have the corner. I don't know whether I was ahead, but there was enough room for us all to get round fair and square.
"I just feel for someone that's always complaining about people doing unfair manoeuvres, and everyone wanting to be fair and someone I look up to, and he has gone and swiped me and pushed me as wide as he could. I was just really lucky there was a run-off area so I could take that.
"At Eau Rouge it's impossible to take two Formula One cars through there without taking each other out, so I just lifted."
He added: "We all had equal starts, perhaps a little bit better for me than for Fernando. I braked quite late and was on the outside quite close to the Ferraris, and I was just behind Felipe. I started to accelerate and all of a sudden Fernando came sweeping across me, and he knew I was there, so...
"I did the best job I could to get by him down the straight, but it wasn't enough."
The championship leader said he was still optimistic despite today's result.
"I still feel positive," added Hamilton. "I know it's difficult to believe that, but I am still leading the world championship by two points.
The championship leader said he was still optimistic despite today's result.
"I still feel positive," added Hamilton. "I know it's difficult to believe that, but I am still leading the world championship by two points.
"He only took one point from me today. It's been a tough week, and for sure a lot tougher week for me than for Fernando because ... I won't say any more.
"I think we all did a good job to still bring the car home, and the last three races will be close."
When asked why the week had been harder for him than for Alonso, Hamilton said: "I feel more attached to the team, I guess, and I care a bit more I think."
Meanwhile, Mclaren Team principal Ron Dennis was unfazed by this tussle. When asked whether there was anything untoward in the battle Dennis told ITV: "It was absolutely fine.
They weren't too aggressive and they're racing drivers. No-one would blink if it was opposing teams."
They weren't too aggressive and they're racing drivers. No-one would blink if it was opposing teams."
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