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Fraser Watson

Lewis Hamilton issues snappy reply after Fernando Alonso's "idiot" dig after crash

Lewis Hamilton wasn't in the mood to discuss being called an "idiot" by Fernando Alonso after the Mercedes man's Belgian Grand Prix was ended on the opening lap.

Starting fourth on the grid, a place behind his former McLaren teammate, the British driver got off to a flier as both he and Alonso surged past second-placed Sergio Perez. With the pair fighting for position as they went into Les Combes, Hamilton tried to go round the outside of the Alpine, only to collide into his rival.

The impact sent Hamilton's W13 car into the air, and the damage caused soon forced him to come into the pits and retire. Despite losing places, Alonso recovered to finish sixth - and was then elevated to fifth after a time penalty was dished out to Charles Leclerc.

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