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Fernando Alonso: I felt like Grosjean stole my wallet with VSC overtake

Fernando Alonso has retracted his complaint towards Romain Grosjean after suggesting the Haas driver had illegally overtaken him under the Virtual Safety Car period at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alonso had complained over team radio when Grosjean got by on lap seven following the Virtual Safety Car. "Grosjean passed me under the Safety Car. I was right on the delta so I don't know," Alonso said over team radio.

The stewards chose not to investigate the move and when reflecting on it, Alonso backtracked on his initial complaint and praised Grosjean for his opportunism.

"With Grosjean, I felt like he stole my wallet!