McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that Lewis Hamilton will regret crashing out of the European Grand Prix on Sunday.
The British driver was involved in a collision with Williams' Pastor Maldonado on the penultimate lap of the race in Valencia as he attempted to secure a podium finish.
While many consider Hamilton to have thrown away valuable points, Whitmarsh has accepted that the incident is a result of Hamilton's maverick driving style.
"He's a racer and he's going to race. Maldonado the same," Whitmarsh told Sky Sports News.
It's of course frustrating for everyone involved when that sort of thing happens but if you're in that sort of situation and you're fighting hard these things happen.
"I suspect they'll both rue what happened and they both were penalised by it."
Fernando Alonso won the race to extend his lead in the Drivers' championship.
