Australia's Daniel Ricciardo has been accused of "dirty" driving by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, aft the 2 made interaction successful the closing stages of the United States Grand Prix.
The brace were battling for 5th spot connected thigh 43 of the 56-lap contention erstwhile Sainz attempted to walk Ricciardo astir the extracurricular of a right-handed corner.
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The Ferrari made interaction with Ricciardo, though neither operator appeared to endure superior damage.
"That got mode excessively adjacent for comfortableness for some drivers," said Sky Sports commentator David Croft.
Sainz was rapidly connected the squad radio, complaining astir Ricciardo's tactics.
"That got a spot dirty, helium did that connected purpose," helium said.
Croft's co-commentator, erstwhile operator Martin Brundle took the presumption that it was small much than a racing incident.
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"It didn't look excessively blatant to me, Carlos, taking a spot of a lunge astir the outside, I don't deliberation I saw a batch of comparative movement," helium said.
"I don't deliberation stewards volition beryllium excessively upset with that."
Speaking aft the race, Sainz was successful a much conciliarity mood.
"My instrumentality is, the feline connected the wrong does this benignant of happening connected intent ever to effort and compression the feline connected the outside. I would person done it the same," helium said.
"The happening is it got a spot unsmooth with the contact. I deliberation helium could person done it a spot cleaner due to the fact that I astir spun. But it's each good, I would person done a akin happening if I was successful his position. It was a bully battle."
Ricciardo's 3rd top-five decorativeness successful 4 races takes his title tally to 105 points, leaving him eighth successful the rubric race.
It was a coagulated play for the 32-year-old, who ran 5th for the full race, isolated from the pitstops.
"It was decidedly a amended weekend, it was a creaseless weekend," helium told Sky Sports.
"But there's inactive decidedly moments successful the contention wherever I cognize I tin bash better. I inactive marque a fewer mistakes, not ever getting connected apical of the car.
"It's coming, but it's inactive going to instrumentality a small spot much time."
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