XPB Images Pastor Maldonado has dismissed the criticisms he received from Jenson Button following their collision at the Singapore Grand Prix, saying he was only “defending his position”. The McLaren-Honda driver ran into the back of the Lotus racer while the pair fought in the pack, which led to Button having to pit for a new front wing. The 2009 world champion immediately called Maldonado “mental” over team radio before labeling his actions “very strange” in the aftermath of the race. The Venezuelan, who had his diffuser damaged in the skirmish, begs to differ. “No driver’s happy if there’s a car in front of them and they want to get past, especially if it...
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