Though he might argue against it, based on the footage of the Interlagos race on Sunday, Trulli insisted that the incident was much more serious than seen on TV and continues to believe it was Sutil's fault all the way.
The Italian veteran explained that he was on his way to passing the Force India driver on the outside of the straight line when Sutil suddenly decided to change his racing line. In the process, the German driver caused Trulli to go over the kerbs and lose control of his Toyota TF109. From that point on, the crash was inevitable.
“He might say that he drove on the racing line. Yes, but I am still on the racing line in this case. So if you decide to stay on the inside, then stay on the inside. Don't pull on the outside because I am there – and you can see him there. The problem was that he put me over the kerbs – and once I was on the kerbs I lost car control completely,” argued Trulli.
“And the fact that I hit him on the back is that once I was on the kerbs that car got unstable. I lifted off and then I hit him on the back – even though at the time I was next to him,” added the Italian driver.
He insisted that, hadn't the accident been so dangerous, he wouldn't have had that reaction after leaving his cockpit. In addition, he insisted he cannot issue an apology for it, as it was clear to anyone in the F1 paddock that the crash was not his fault, but Sutil's.
“That is why I was so bloody nervous afterwards when I jumped out of the car. To happen once is a racing accident – we might have a touch or we might bang wheels. But when someone does it deliberately at that speed, this is crazy. It is unacceptable. You cannot do that. It is like a straight – you are flat, and he basically sent me onto the kerbs and grass when I was on the straight. I cannot accept any apology, I am sorry. It is clear to anyone in the paddock that you cannot do that,” added the Italian driver.
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