Lewis Hamilton was reluctant to blame Max Verstappen for running him off the track at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, saying the incident that saw them nearly make contact at Turn 4 was "hard battling".
Hamilton won Sunday's race to close the gap to Verstappen in the championship to 14 points with three races left to run.
He started from tenth on the grid and had to pass the Red Bull driver on track to secure the victory.
By lap 19 he was up to second place and by lap 48 he was close enough to Verstappen to attempt a move around the outside of Turn 4 for the lead.