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Kevin Magnussen backtracks after accusing Lewis Hamilton of 'ramming' him in Barcelona

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Lewis Hamilton deliberately 'rammed' him on the opening lap of the Barcelona Grand Prix, saying his comments were in the 'heat of the moment'.Magnussen and teammate Mick Schumacher started in the top-10 of the Grand Prix, a rare occurrence for Haas, but their plans for the race quickly encountered issues after a first-lap collision between Magnussen and Hamilton.The Danish driver looked to overtake Hamilton on turn four after a fine start to the race but clipped the Mercedes, sending him into the gravel and seeing Hamilton forced into the pits after a puncture - which threatened to derail his race amid Mercedes' resurgence over the weekend.F1 race directors reviewed the incident and declared it to be a racing incident, with no punishment issued to either driver, but an angry Magnussen accused Hamilton of 'knowing what he was doing' to make contact with his counterpart."Lewis knew what he was doing there, he rammed me," Magnussen said over the radio but backtracked on his comments after the race."It was just in the heat of the moment.

You say whatever you say, and then you go and look at it. And it's often a different story. You're always p***** off in the heat of the moment, but I'll go and watch it again, see what happens and then move on."Hamilton also issued his verdict on the incident after the race, saying: "He came from behind, and then hit the side of my car.

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