K-Mag: Latifi ‘ran me out of road’ in race-ending collision

Neither Kevin Magnussen nor Nicholas Latifi were willing to accept the blame for the collision that ultimately ended the French Grand Prix for both of them.

On Lap 38, Latifi, in the Williams, went for a move down the inside of Magnussen’s Haas at the left-hand Turn 1 of Circuit Paul Ricard and was marginally ahead going into the right-hander immediately afterwards.

The cars made contact and Latifi spun into the run-off area while Magnussen also went off track and continued, but the damage sustained to each car meant they were both forced into retirement within the next few laps.

Points did not look to be at stake for either driver at the time, yet that did not soften their respective stances when they discussed the incident with the media afterwards.

Speaking to Formula1.com, Magnussen, whose good early progress from the back of the grid then stalled following a Safety Car period, said: “He attacked, ran me out of road and then on the right-hander we made contact.

“From how I see it, there was nowhere I could really go except off the track and through the bollards, which at that point it was too late.

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“I think he should have given me more space but it’s too hard to say now – you’d have to go and see it again on television and judge from that.

“A shame – we tried our best, we started last [because of an engine penalty] and had a good car on one-lap