Fernando Alonso has shrugged off criticism from Kevin Magnu🃏ssen following their S🐷ilverstone run-in and feels the tighter fights between Formula 1 teams this season is causing more on-track clashes.

The McLaren driver was accused of exaggerating his comm🍰ents over team radio by Magnussen, comparing him to Brazilian football star Neymar⛄, following their incident during practice at the British Grand Prix in which the pair came close to colliding.

"I don't see what he says to the media. I mean 🀅he d𝔉oes complain a lot on the radio. You see it in other sports as well, even great athletes like Neymar and stuff, exaggerate a bit,” Magnussen said.

While neither driver served a penalty for the incident from the FIA race stewards exchanges have spilled over into preparations for the German Grand Prix but Alonso says he’s eager to move on from♎ the flashpoint.

“Nothing really to say, the past is the past,” Alonso said. “I got th🌠e eighth place in the last laps so I was happy with that, the result didn’t change and the FIA thought dဣifferently that weekend.

“We move on. Everyone will race differently in their careers and I am very happyꦉ with my career and my results.

“I am two-times world champion and he’s trying tꦬo get some points so I can’t answer everyone’s com♎ments.”

With a high number of track clashes seen so f🥀ar in 2018, Alonso puts it down to the closer performance margins both within the midfieꦰld teams all in one group and the top three teams in the leading pack.

At Silverstone, Hamilton was hit into a spin on the opening lap by Kimi Raikkonen after producing a poor start fღrom pole position, marking the second time in three races a Mercedes driver suffered in a  collision with a Ferrari.

Later on in the race, Carlos Sainz and Romain Grosjean tangled whi𝓡ch saw both drivers crash out of the British 🔴GP.

“It’s how tight🎉 the midfie𝔍ld is and also the front runners,” he said. “I think Mercedes was one and two every race with half a minute, now it’s more tight.

“The podium possibilities are not for three guys, it’s for six maybe s🥂o the first corner became a little bit interesting in some of the GP.

“I think it’s just how tight the gri൲d is. We see a little bit more action but it’s as fair as it was always and as clean as before🌟.”