TOM'S driver Alesi was fighting the ThreeBond machine of Fukuzumi for eighth place in the closing stages of the 41-lap race when the pair came to blows approaching Turn 1 at the start of lap 36.
The incident brought out a safety car period that effectively ended the race early, as the clean-up operation could not be completed in time for green flag action to resume due to the volume of dirt left the track.
