After first accusing Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton has now pointed the finger at the Toro Rosso drivers for holding him up in Spain last weekend.<\/p>\n
Hamilton had said Schumacher, a friend and countryman of Sebastian Vettel’s, blocked him during the rivals’ fight in Barcelona for victory.<\/p>\n
Schumacher, however, denied favouring his friend over the similarly Mercedes-powered Hamilton, while a McLaren spokesman agreed “There is no conspiracy”.<\/p>\n
But Hamilton has now accused Toro Rosso duo Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi of letting fellow Red Bull stablemate Vettel easily pass last weekend before getting in his way.<\/p>\n
“Definitely there was some of that – all of a sudden moving in my way – which caused a bigger gap,” the Briton alleged.\u00a0 “I hope the stewards are aware of it.”<\/p>\n
According to the Telegraph, Red Bull boss Christian Horner answered “no way” when asked if Toro Rosso is playing tactical games on the senior team’s behalf.<\/p>\n
A Toro Rosso spokesman added: “The suggestion we would have held up any other car to favour a Red Bull is preposterous, and would never have happened.”<\/p>\n
Hamilton, meanwhile, said audaciously before Monaco that if he was sitting in a Red Bull this season, he would be quicker than Vettel.<\/p>\n
And Bild newspaper published comments by Hamilton claiming he “works on a higher level” than Vettel, and insisting that “the only one who can beat him is me”.<\/p>\n
“I guess Lewis said it all,” responded Vettel in an interview with F1’s official website.\u00a0 “If that is what he thinks, that’s fine with me.”<\/p>\n
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