Sebastian Vettel blames Max Verstappen for Japan collision

SUZUKA, Japan -- Sebastian Vettel refused to accept responsibility for his incident with Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix, one that has seen his title challenge fall in a heap.

Vettel, who started P8 due to a weather misjudgment by Ferrari in qualifying, made his way up to fourth by the end of the first lap in Suzuka. However, it all went horribly wrong seven laps later when he botched an attempted pass on Verstappen for third place.

Upon entry into Spoon Curve, Vettel looked to dive down the inside of the Red Bull but quickly ran out of track as Verstappen turned into the corner. The pair made contact which sent Vettel spinning off the circuit, and with a bunched field due to an…