"What the *** is he doing?! ***** you idiot!" The best radio of Belgium
From Esteban Ocon and Kimi Raikkonen's anger to Fernando Alonso's disappointment, the Belgian Grand Prix had a lot of interesting radio conversations between the pit wall and drivers. Here are some of the best of the weekend.
Esteban Ocon, Sahara Force India VJM10, Sergio Perez, Sahara Force India VJM10
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Contact between Force India's Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez
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Fernando Alonso not happy with the McLaren car
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Team: Yep Fernando we see that. Be careful, we have two warnings for turn four.
Kevin Magnussen arguing with team for a pit stop
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Box now guys.
Team: No, no.
Magnussen: I’m serious, we need to get out of this tyre.
Fernando Alonso not worried about gaps
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Alonso: I really don’t care too much of the gaps. This is just a… a test.
Max Verstappen's race comes to an end
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Verstappen: Uh-oh, lose power.
Team: Stand by. Fail one fail.
Verstappen: Nope.
Team: One more time please.
Verstappen: No, no.
Team: OK, switch it off. Pull over to the right hand side.
Verstappen: Unbelievable. I can’t believe this. No words.
Kevin Magnussen wants the team to get him into the pits
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Fernando Alonso irritated with the team radio
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Alonso: No more radio – the rest of the race!
Kimi Raikkonen angry with penalty
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Raikkonen: What do you mean? He was on the side of the road.
Kimi Raikkonen not happy with being given a penalty
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Team: Stop and go.
Raikkonen: Can we do it whenever we want?
Team: No this lap.
Raikkonen: And my car is actually really nice…
Fernando Alonso not happy with teammate Stoffel Vandoorne being asked to pit
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Alonso: Why? The only ******* car I will overtake.
Team: We didn’t want to be pushed back into Palmer and Stoll.
Alonso: They will pass anyway. But it will not change my life.
Jolyon Palmer complains about Fernando Alonso's aggressive move
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Fernando Alonso eventually retires, after a weather enquiry
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Team: No, no rain on the radar.
Alonso: Engine problem.
Team: OK, let’s box.
Esteban Ocon surprised with Force India's decision to pit Sergio Perez first
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Team: He has a penalty of five seconds, so he should not have reached you.
Okon: No, that's honest ...
Team: Stay close to him, you have more recent tires, go through it on a straight line.
Esteban Ocon shocked with teammate Sergio Perez's move
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Front wing broken now.
****** idiot!
Lewis Hamilton wonders why the safety car is out
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Team: I think it’s the amount of debris that’s out there at the moment Lewis.
Hamilton: There’s literally no debris anywhere….
It’s a BS call from the stewards man.
Lewis Hamilton wary of Sebastian Vettel behind him
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Team: Lewis expect one more lap of the Safety Car.
Hamilton: Got glazed brakes.
Team: Just do what you can do. Looks like that disc has woken up.
Daniil Kvyat on Lance Stroll's pace
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Team: He’s slow in the corners Danny, keep pushing.
Esteban Ocon not pleased with teammate Sergio Perez
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Ocon: Yeah, that guy did deserve a race ban for that. Unbelievable.
Team: Esteban, the first incident – the penalty for Perez was for something else, not for that.
Ocon: Well, he deserved the first one as well… and the second one too!
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