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Juan Pablo Montoya has accused Rubens Barrichello of deliberately blocking him during the Malaysian GP.
Montoya emerged from his final pitstop just behind the Brazilian, who held him up to allow team-mate Michael Schumacher to build a decisive lead.
Barrichello and Montoya are firm friends but the Colombian was less than happy with his chums behaviour this time around.
He said: "It was a shame I came out of the last pitstop behind Rubens. I got a bit of a run on him and as soon as I moved he closed the door straight away and his pace backed off."
Asked if it was a dirty move, Montoya replied: "Yeah. As soon as I went to move he moved and there was no point even trying to pass. There were 12 laps to go, I had new tyres so I just backed off and cruised."
Montoya said that once Barrichello had blocked him, he settled for second place.
He said: "At the end we backed off the revs, we backed off everything when Rubens got in the way. I went to pass him and he blocked me.
"If I hadn't had Rubens in the last stint, I think we could have been quite a bit closer because at the end I was really cruising.
"In a non-Ferrari, it's better to back off than to go out of the race. It's better to go home with eight points.
"Last year I think I had 12 points after five races. I have got 12 points now from two races. It's like last year - keep scoring points and see what happens in the end."
More proof (as if we needed it) that Montoya is a petulant whiner.
As soon as he has to work for position, he gives up and complains. If Rubens was slower, then he should have made a pass. Just like Monza last year, he is a quitter. 👎