Lewis Hamilton has accused Fernando Alonso of not caring as much for McLaren as he does following a turbulent time for the team.

Hamilton could only manage fourth in yesterday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, appearing distracted as he made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes.

The 22-year-old lost the back end of the car at one stage, while he also veered off the circuit on the penultimate lap.

Fortunately, neither error cost the young Briton places or points as Alonso came home third behind the dominant Ferraris, with Kimi Raikkonen claiming a third successive victory on this circuit.

Coming at the end of a week in which McLaren were hammered with a £50m fine by the World Motor Sport Council after a hearing into the spy scandal in Paris, it was hardly the ideal result.

Hamilton even took time out to attend on Thursday, while Alonso - whose e-mail evidence proved damning in the case - decided Spa would be his better option.

An accusing Hamilton said: ''It's been a tough week, for sure a lot tougher week for me than for Fernando because...I won't say any more.''

The intimation was obvious from Hamilton, who was pressed on the matter, adding: ''I feel more attached to the team, I guess, and I care a bit more.''

Hamilton's emotions were running high as he was still bristling at Alonso's manoeuvre at the famous La Source hairpin at the start of the race.

Side by side into the sharp right-hander, Alonso veered across the track, forcing Hamilton to run wide and proving he is desperate to win his third successive title.

Hamilton said: ''I feel for someone always complaining about people doing unfair manoeuvres and everyone wanting to be fair, someone I look up to. He has gone and swiped me and pushed me as wide as he could.

''I was just really lucky there was a run-off area so I could take that.''

Heading up the hill towards the fearsome Eau Rouge, Hamilton had to back off, and that was it as far as the race was concerned.

It took the intervention of one of McLaren's PR personnel to cool Hamilton down and temper his comments as his tune had changed a few minutes later between interviews.

''It was a racing incident, wasn't it?'' queried Hamilton.

''It is something I best speak personally to Fernando about.

''I felt there was enough room for all of us to get around, but somehow I ran out of road. It is up to you (the media) to decide how that happened.''

It is an incident Hamilton is unlikely to forget in a hurry because when questioned as to whether he had learned anything from it, he replied: ''Yes.''

Reigning double world champion Alonso had a different view as he said: ''In the first corner Felipe (Massa) locked the front tyre a little bit, so I was blocked on the inside and I had no space.

''The first corner is a bit more tricky as it is 180 degrees, so there are many possibilities for the racing line out of it.

''Lewis ran a little wide, so he took a little bit of an advantage, and we arrived wheel to wheel into turns three and four.

''I was lucky to be on the inside to keep the position there.''

Team boss Ron Dennis toed the diplomatic line as he said: ''It was a little bit on the edge.

''They will have a conversation about it and then they will move on. This is just one of those things, pushing on each other.

''They are fighting for the world championship so they are going to be a little bit tough on each other. But it's nothing."

Raikkonen's 13th win of his career and fourth this season for the Maranello marque means he now trails Hamilton by 13 points, with runner-up Massa 20 points adrift.