The episode happened as Hamilton was pursuing Rosberg down toward the end of the race, after he had wound up behind his team-mate in spite of driving the initial 23 laps of the race, on account of a moderate pit stop.
Rosberg endured a brake issue toward the begin of the last lap, and ran marginally wide on the way out of Turn One, allowing Hamilton to have a keep running at him into Turn Two.
Hamilton went for the outside as Rosberg safeguarded within and was hardly ahead as they got to the corner. Be that as it may, Rosberg did not turn where he would be required to and when Hamilton tried to make the corner late, the two impacted.
Hamilton said: “For sure I was going a bit deep into the corner because I am trying to defend my position. it is my right to defend there and that’s it.
“I was struggling to slow the car. but anyways I am on the inside and it is my position and I have the right to dictate the way.”
Hamilton further added: “As far as I’m aware, I was ahead, so I’m not really sure. I left a lot of room. I didn’t try to close him in or anything like that. I went right to the white line.
“I was on racing line, he was on my blind side, I assumed he was there. I went very wide and, as I started to turn, I was on edge of the track and he collided with me.”
“That was a little bit disturbing initially,” Hamilton said.
“They told me to get to lap 23, and I got to lap to 23. I was on that tyre, they were telling me to stop and I said the tyres still feel good.
“I knew his tyres were 11 laps older than mine and they said he was going to have to stop again and it felt very odd that he came out ahead of me.
“So it was odd he was out again ahead of me. I let it go over my head and kept pushing.
“I though: ‘If I am going to win this world title, I am going to have to dig deep. I gave everything I had today. I feel proud I didn’t leave any stone unturned.”
