Kevin Magnussen has played down his contentious radio message regarding Lewis Hamilton in the Spanish Grand Prix as just a “heat of the moment” outburst. The Haas driver had his own race essentially ruined and that of his Mercedes rival was severely compromised after they collided on the opening lap at the Circuit de Catalunya. Battling for sixth position, with Hamilton having started on medium tyres and everyone else on softs, Magnussen hit the side of the Mercedes and he went off into the gravel, dropping to the back of the field. The Dane was unable to recover in terms of making much headway back through the order, eventually finishing 17th whereas Hamilton worked his way up to...
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