BMW WilliamsF1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has hit out Rubens Barrichello, accusing the Brazilian of blocking him in the clos🌃ing stages of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, to help protect Ferrari team leader and eventual winner, Michael Schumacher𒐪.

Speaking following the race, the Colombian, who finished second, 5 seconds 🐈behind the German, reckoned that he had been a victim of Ferrari tactics.

"Towards the end," reflected JPM, "I was trying to ꦇcatch Michaelജ because I felt my car was just getting better and better.

"Unfortunately, after my third and last stop I exited the pit lane behind Rubens. I went to pass hi꧟m straight away but he blocked🌳 me. In a non-Ferrari, it's better to back off than try to.. you know, it's better to go home with eight points than out of the race."

Speaking in the post-race press conference, Montoya added: "If I hadn't had Rubens in ✤the last stint, I think we could have been quite a bit closer because at the end I was really cruising and I was under 36s - no problem - so it is a bit of a shame but there will be another time. I'm happy to go hꦅome from here with eight points - good for the team, good for myself."

Asked if 🔜he had attempted to pass the #2 Ferrari and was he iꦕn some way rebuffed, Montoya replied...

"Ye♈ah, I think it was into turn four, I got a bit of a run on him and as soon as I moved he closed the door straight away and his pace backed off and the lap before he came into the pits he pushed again, so I lost a bit of time but that's racing."

So was it a bit of a dirty move then?

"Yeah, you know, I got a run on him and as soon as I went to move he moved and there was no point eve🍸n trying to pass. There were 12 laps to go, I had new tyres so ♎I just backed off and cruised."

Barrichello and the Scuওderia released no comments on the 'alleged blocking'.