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Fernando Alonso unhappy with Lewis Hamilton: ‘He ruined the race’

Source: PA

Lewis Hamilton escaped a penalty in Saturday’s sprint race in Miami “because he is not Spanish”, Fernando Alonso has claimed.

Alonso accused Hamilton of “arriving like a bull” and subsequently said he “ruined” other drivers’ races after they collided at the opening corner at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Alonso suffered a puncture following the coming together. His Aston Martin team-mate and British driver retired with damage after they, too, were caught up in the four-car tangle.

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