“It was obviously a very unfortunate ending to my race this evening” said Michael. “I ran into the car of Vergne who accepted my apology straight afterwards. I am not totally sure why it happened like this; I was braking but the deceleration was not as strong as it usually would be, and I could not avoid running into the car in front of me.

We have to find out what has happened. Up until then, I think it would have been possible to get some points this evening.