Fernando Alonso interrupts Lewis Hamilton interview to ask about cheeky signed cap

Fernando Alonso interrupted one of Lewis Hamilton's pre-race interviews for the Dutch Grand Prix to ask about the signed cap the Mercedes driver suggested he send him on Instagram. It looks like the seven-time world champion has obliged with the Spaniard pictured proudly showing off a new hat alongside the Briton.

Tensions between the pair were high last weekend after they collided in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The incident prompted an impassioned reaction from the Alpine rider who called Hamilton an 'idiot' and claimed the then-champion only knew how to race from first position in an angry tirade all the way to his rock wall. stalls.

The Briton, who was sent flying and forced to retire from the race following the damage sustained, responded after the race saying he didn't care what Alonso had to say. He then joked about the accident on Instagram, posting a picture of a signed cap addressed to Fernando.

However, it now appears the duo have buried the hatchet with the Alpine man interrupting one of the British driver's pre-race interviews with a Formula 1 journalist to jokingly ask where his cap was . Hamilton was happy to play with the pair pictured later with Alonso proudly displaying his new accessory.

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The development comes after the Spanish pilot used his own media time earlier on Thursday to apologize for his cockpit language the previous weekend. However, he also took the opportunity to underline his belief that he felt the situation had been exaggerated.

“It was huge,” said the two-time world champion when asked if he regretted his remarks. "First it's Lewis, he's a champion, a legend of our time and then when you say something - and I'm sorry to repeat it - against a British driver there's huge media involvement after that. ."

"They said a lot of things to Checo [Sergio Perez], to Carlos [Sainz], to me - if you say something to a Latin driver, everything is a little more fun. If you say it to Lewis c is a bit more serious.

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"But yeah, I'm sorry. I feel like...I don't think what I said. There wasn't much to complain about at the time, to be honest, watching replays because it was the first round and we are all very close to each other.

"The heat of the moment and the adrenaline of the moment, finally fighting for the top two, top three, made me say those comments I shouldn't say. But at the same time, and as I said after the race, I said it was a racing incident in my opinion."

It looks like the former McLaren teammates are on good terms again less than a week after their collision. They will both be looking for a positive result at Zandvoort this weekend in race 15 of the 2022 Formula 1 season.