Massa is the only one responsible for his retirement according to Boullier
The start of the Formula 1 German Grand Prix was turbulent with the accident involving Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen. Indeed, the two drivers collided at the first corner and the contact sent Felipe Massa upside down, forcing him to retire, while Kevin Magnussen was relegated to the back of the pack.
After the German Grand Prix, Felipe Massa had blamed the McLaren rookie for this collision, implying that such behavior was typical of drivers coming from lower categories. Having been involved in four accidents this year, Felipe Massa divides opinions and attracts some criticism. And Eric Boullier will not let his driver be attacked in this manner by the Brazilian: The stewards’ report only speaks of Felipe [Massa]’s driving and nothing else.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the FIA concluded that Massa did not commit any wrongdoing, as the Paulista was focused on car number 77 [Valtteri Bottas, his teammate]. There was no intention of a collision with car number 20 [Kevin Magnussen].
As a result, Eric Boullier knows that his driver was never targeted by a potential penalty, which could have been attributed to the Williams driver: « They decided not to penalize Felipe, which is their right. » But in doing so, the team of stewards implicitly acknowledged that there was no reason, even before their final decision, to hold the Dane accountable: « The report clearly established that Kevin was 100% not responsible. » According to this [stewards’ report](https://184.106.145.74/f1-championship/f1-/f1/actualite/18149-gp-dallemagne-massa-accuse-magnussen-pour-laccrochage-du-1er-tour.html/f1-/f1/actualite/18149-gp-dallemagne-massa-accuse-magnussen-pour-laccrochage-du-1er-tour.html-10/Formula%20One%20German%20Grand%20Prix%20/f1/actualite/18149-gp-dallemagne-massa-accuse-magnussen-pour-laccrochage-du-1er-tour.html%20Document%20-%2035.pdf), the investigation focused solely on Felipe Massa’s driving during this incident.
Here’s a statement that will rekindle the debate on Felipe Massa’s tendency to complain about other drivers, especially when the Brazilian is involved in accidents, which has been regularly the case since the start of the season with, in his defense, accidents that are often not attributable to him, without being attributable to other drivers involved (brake problem for Kamui Kobayashi in Melbourne, prior accident of Kimi Räikkönen in Silverstone).
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