Sauber dispute settled but drivers have 'different opinions' on crash

Marcus Ericsson says he and Sauber team-mate Felipe Nasr had "different opinions" on their Monaco GP crash but are happy to move on.

With the cash-strapped team running in P15 and P16, Nasr was told to let Ericsson through but refrained - and a thoroughly avoidable shunt at Rascasse followed.

"Utter stupidity all round," Sky F1's Martin Brundle noted during commentary as both cars were retired. "The team can barely afford to go racing."

Both drivers refused to take responsibility for the lap-48 crash, but Ericsson said that the case had now been settled ahead of the Canadian GP.

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"It shouldn't be like that of course," the Swede, who was handed a three-place grid penalty for this weekend following the incident, said. "We cleared the air about it, we had different opinions, but it's all done and settled now."

Team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has been seeking new sponsorship for Sauber and was understandably irate after the collision. Rather than taking sides, she labelled the crash "unacceptable".

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"It was unacceptable behaviour by both drivers," Kaltenborn said. "The work of the whole team ended in a collision. 

"Marcus and Felipe both know how much work is put into every race weekend. They have the responsibility to make it to the end of the race.

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"We have clarified the situation internally and both drivers are aware of their responsibilities. Such an incident will not happen again."

Sauber have struggled at the back of the field in 2016 and are yet to score a point, but hope for upgrades at next month's British GP.