Montoya not at fault

Brawn said: "It was a very crude overtaking move and he has done it several times before. He knocked David [Coulthard] out here last year and he's knocked Michael out this year - he's not a very classy driver in that respect."

But for Michael Schumacher, the driver who came out of the move worse off with his car spinning off the circuit, said that it was a racing accident and that no one person was at fault. His view was backed up by the race stewards who found no one at fault.

Michael said: "We were going head to head and he was making it difficult for me. The corner got tight and we came together. It was a normal racing accident in my view. But there was no blame to assess."

He added: "With his speed he was going to pass me sooner or later, it was only a question of time.

"He was making his move on me at a time when my tyres weren't in the best condition. He was going exactly as fast as I was and if he didn't try it then I think he would have attempted it at another corner. It just happened.

"No-one is guilty - that's racing. He was making life for me quite difficult, not giving me any air to breath. I would have done the exact same thing in his position."

After the race the race stewards heard each drivers version of the incident and decided to take no action.

"Following a report from the race director which stated that car number 3 (Juan Pablo Montoya) caused a collision with the driver of car number 1 (Michael Schumacher), the Stewards of the Meeting summoned both drivers and their team representatives," said the FIA in the statement.

"Having heard evidence from both drivers and viewed video evidence, the Stewards of the Meeting are satisfied that the collision is a racing incident and decide that no action is required."