F1: Grosjean apologizes to Stevens

Lotus Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has apologized to Manor's Will Stevens after triggering a collision between the pair during the Canadian Grand Prix.

Grosjean drifted into the path of Stevens after lapping him on the run to the final chicane in Montreal, damaging the front wing of the Manor-run Marussia and earning a penalty. The apology happened in the Austrian GP paddock on Thursday, after Grosjean had seen the footage of the incident.

"I went to apologize because I messed up," said Grosjean. "It was all OK [after the apology].

"I killed a big part of my race, but I broke his front wing as well. Even though they are fighting at the back, they are still trying to do their best so it wasn't very nice of me to turn into him.

"It was just a failure of concentration; when you lap a car, it's fairly easy to forget it.

"That corner is a tricky one and I was just focusing on the apex; I didn't even realize I was turning left. Then I saw the replay and thought, 'Oh, that was bad.' It's something you learn from and try not to do again."

"He came up to me today to apologize," said Stevens. "It was good of him because it was a racing incident.

"It should never happen, but it was just one of those things. He obviously thought I was more out of the way was, but I was as far over as I could be.

"It's good that he apologized and I respect him for that. Now we can move on and forget about it."

Originally on Autosport.com