Rivals at odds over who caused first-lap crash in Saudi Arabian GP
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Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly have both refused to accept the blame for causing a race-ending crash for each driver in Jeddah.
Tsunoda's Red Bull made contact with the Alpine of Gasly at Turn 4 on the opening lap of the race.
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It was one of a series of exciting manoeuvres on lap one, with race winner Oscar Piastri tangling with Max Verstappen at the front, earning the Dutchman a five-second time penalty.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Meanwhile Gasly, who was seventh last time out in Bahrain in a positive result for the Frenchman, said he was also not to blame.
He said: 'There's no need to say too much about it. I know him. It was never intentional but on my side, I had a good line coming into Turn 4, I could brake quite late and try and leave as much space as I could on the outside of Turn 4.
'So I already have the car pass the white line. I had to keep my two wheels inside the track to make sure the pass was done.
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'I mean, at the end of the day, it's a tiny touch, but it's just a shame it's put a stop to both of our races.'
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