Montoya slams penalty for collision

Poleman Schumacher chopped across Montoya on the run to the first corner, but Montoya turned in side-by-side with the reigning world champion. Montoya, on the outside, appeared to leave him a car's width of room but Schumacher's front-left wheel and wing came into contact with Montoya's right-front wheel.

Schumacher lost his front wing in the contact, while Montoya dropped out of the top 10. The Colombian climbed back into the top six, but was given a drive-through penalty for the collision.

"Why? Why?" he asked over the radio, and when told it was for the incident with Schumacher he replied: "This is bullshit, I gave him room."

Montoya rejoined the race in 10th, but recovered to finish second. He said later: "I was a bit pissed off to get the penalty because he [Schumacher] understeered into me. I think it was very unfair."

After the race, Williams technical director Patrick Head said: "I think we'll be having a talk with a few people behind the scenes. I think it was a bit hard, given things that have happened [unpunished] on other occasions."