Maurizio Arrivabene does not blame Sebastian Vettel for the collision between the two Ferrari drivers at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Vettel reacted to Daniil Kvyat passing him on the inside of Turn 1 by swerving left and hitting team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, tipping the Finn in to a spin and breaking his front wing. The clash hit the team's hopes of challenging for victory and although Vettel blamed Kvyat for triggering the incident, team principal Arrivabene says it was a racing incident.

“I think it was an accident, these are things that are part of the race but of course when you have your two drivers crashing with each other, it’s not good," Arrivabene said. "What can I say more than that?”

Asked if he thinks Vettel was too aggressive, Arrivabene replied: “I think pointing the finger at somebody is not correct.

"Yes Kvyat was doing his race, coming into the kerb at high speed but I think that Seb and Kimi were doing the same in the Kvyat position. Now of course if you want to defend your position you move away and unfortunately Kimi was there but I mean this is racing, it’s not monopoly.”

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