Sutil & Kimi refuse to play the blame game

Sunday 12th July 2009

Both Kimi Raikkonen and Adrian Sutil are refusing to blame each other for their coming together at the German GP.

Not for the first time, an accident between Raikkonen and Sutil ended the German's chances of a points-scoring finish. However, unlike back in Monaco last season, this time Sutil admits he was the one who did the touching.

"In the first stint I did really well and it was looking very promising as I was up to second by my first stop," said the Force India driver who had been fighting for points when his car was damaged in the accident.

"When I went out of the pit lane I saw Kimi coming on the outside of the corner and I just tried to hold my line but he went to the outside and I touched him and lost part of my front wing.

"That's really when I thought the race was over for the points as I had to come back in. I kept pushing hard though as you never know what will happen."

Meanwhile, Raikkonen billed the accident, which his car came away from unscathed, as a "racing incident."

"I don't think it was anybody's fault," the Finn told the BBC. "It was just a normal racing incident.

"Unfortunately we touched, but I don't know what I can do, because I was on the outside and cannot see everything in this situation."

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