Ron happy to see his drivers race
McLaren boss Ron Dennis said he had no complaints about Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton's wheel to wheel antics on the opening lap at Spa.
Alonso and Hamilton ran side by side into La Source, with the world champion edging his title rival off the road and across the asphalt run-off.
But Lewis found great traction and charged back onto the track slightly ahead of Alonso.
They then went through the first part of the breathtaking Eau Rouge corner inches apart before Alonso secured third.
Dennis told ITV Sport's pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz that he was quite happy to see his drivers racing each other so hard.
"It was absolutely fine," he said.
"They weren't too aggressive, and they're racing drivers, that's what they do.
"No-one would blink at it if they were opposing teams.
"They didn't touch each other, it's motor racing, no problem. You get used to it."
Alonso also played down the spectacular moment.
"At the first corner Felipe (Massa) locked the front tyre a little bit, I was blocking the inside and I had no space, so I had a bad exit from turn one," he said.
"I think also Lewis went wide at the exit of turn one, so he took a little bit of advantage running in the tyre marks.
"So we arrived wheel by wheel into turns three and four, but I was lucky to be on the inside and to get the position there.
"In this situation I was quite confident and happy with my position into that corner.
"I was not too worried."
The McLaren duo held their positions for the rest of the uneventful race, which puts Alonso just two points behind Hamilton with three races to go.
"It's that little bit closer for Fernando to Lewis in the world championship, but we've got a great world championship and I'm looking forward to the last three races," said Dennis.
He felt there was little to choose between his drivers during the Spa weekend, even though Alonso had appeared to hold a slight edge.
"Actually Lewis was quicker in the first and the last sector, and Fernando had him in the middle a little bit," Ron told ITV.
"The differential wasn't that much.
"The strategies were slightly different, we gave them every opportunity and we used all the engine life.
"I'm pleased that nothing silly came out of the race, no controversy, and it's great to see them both pretty close to the world championship.
"Let's move to motor racing for the next three grands prix."
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even at the best track of the championship the racing is nailbitingly exiting!!
