Nico Hulkenberg says he had nowhere left to go and had to take avoiding action in the near-miss with Sebastian Vettel but in hindsight regrets the incident
Nico Hulkenberg: During qualifying the car just got better and better and the track improved as well. We made the right decision to go for one timed lap in Q3 and then this happened.
It was never likely to be an auspicious d?but for Esteban Gutierrez in Spa after rain in qualifying left him on the back of the grid, but he's still smarting over the penalty he was handed by the race stewards.
Paul Di Resta certainly had an eventful afternoon of it in Sao Paulo on Sunday, even before his race ended prematurely with a crunching impact against the wall at the Subida dos Boxes.
Nico Hulkenberg was one of the stars of the Brazil GP, leading more laps than any other driver at Interlagos but also penalised for a clash that put Lewis hamilton out of the race.
Thursday FIA press conference from Spain with Kamui Kobayashi, Nico Hulkenberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.