Lewis Hamilton on Sunday criticised his teammate Fernando Alonso after their on-track battle at the start of the Belgian grand prix.

The championship leader, whose advantage over Alonso was reduced to just two points after finishing fourth at Spa-Francorchamps, was quoted as saying after the race that he thought the Spaniard's driving at the first corner had not been fair.

"I don't know if we touched, but he had plenty of room to let us both go around the corner," Hamilton is quoted as saying by motorsport-total.com.

Replays show Hamilton, 22, going wide off the circuit at La Source before his wheel to wheel dice with Alonso continued on the approach to the flat-out Eau Rouge bends.

"Fernando always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model," Hamilton said.

But McLaren boss Ron Dennis told the British broadcaster ITV after the race that he thought his drivers' tactics had been "absolutely fine".

"They weren't too aggressive, and they're racing drivers, that's what they do," he insisted.

After a season of controversies involving his team, Dennis was keen to play down the incident.

"Let's move to motor racing for the next three grands prix," he advised.

Source: GMM