BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Sebastian Vettel says he does not blame Valtteri Bottas for their collision in the closing stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Bottas and Vettel made contact as the Ferrari driver overtook the Mercedes for second position at Turn 2 and squeezed Bottas towards the apex. The contact damaged Bottas' front wing and dropped him to fourth behind Kimi Raikkonen (before dropping to fifth at the finish), but despite the risk of a puncture Vettel emerged without damage.
"I got hit from behind but for him there was nowhere to go," Vettel said. "When you're so close, I don't blame him, he had no grip and it's difficult to stop the car.