Sauber's Marcus Ericsson has revealed that Kevin Magnussen apologised to him after the Australian Grand Prix following contact between the pair on the opening lap.
The incident, which happened at Turn 3, saw the pair come together and end up in the gravel. Although both managed to get back in the race, they both later retired with issues related to the crash.
The matter was investigated by the race stewards, but was deemed a racing incident and no action was taken against either driver.
"The Stewards noted that Magnussen moved to the inside to avoid Ericsson and Magnussen followed a very similar line to the car in front of him. Ericsson did leave enough room, and Magnussen, who was fully on the inside, took a reasonable line, but unfortunately the action of the kerb forced him wide and caused the collision," read the official FIA statement.
Magnussen said of the clash: "I had Ericsson on the outside and I understeered into the side of him, which was unfortunate."
And although Ericsson was very much the innocent party, he said there were no hard feelings: "Re Lap 1 incident, no hard feelings between me and Kevin Magnussen. He came up after the race and apologised so we're all good."
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