Daniel Ricciardo defends his clash with Carlos Sainz in the closing stages of Sunday's Grand Prix which the Spaniard claims was deliberate, indeed 'a bit dirty'. Battling for fifth, Sainz made a move on the McLaren, however the Australian held his line and in the process made contact with the Ferrari. The Spaniard, now falling behind the McLaren, complained to his team that the move was deliberate, while the damage incurred in the clash left him vulnerable in the final stages of the race when Valtteri Bottas was able to pass. Ricciardo and Sainz had been thorns in one another's side from the very start of the race, the pair joined in battle by Lando Norris who was forced off track by the...
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