Radio Ga Ga - Chinese GP

[vcs316]

In a race where Sebastian Vettel lost his cool and Lewis Hamilton started seeing double, ESPN brings you the best of the soundbites heard over the radio at the Chinese Grand Prix.

"I crashed ... Sorry.

A sheepish Pastor Maldonado contacts the Lotus garage after crashing into the pit wall, though given his season so far it may well be an automated message from a button on his steering wheel.

"That was such a mess."

Max Chilton is in no mood to mince his words about a timed run in Q1.

"I need to know whether to pit or complete this lap."
"Yeah.....if I don't tell you to pit, you complete the lap."

Nico Hulkenberg's race engineer Brad Joyce tells it like it is during qualifying.

"Crash with Fernando. He crashed my car!"

Felipe Massa's outburst after contact with ex-team-mate Fernando Alonso going into Turn 1. Given the botched pit stop 10 laps later, this was is probably as good as his mood was going to get.

"I don't know why we had to save fuel?"

Languishing down in eighth, Kimi Raikkonen is keen to open the taps on his Ferrari F14 T.

"Ok Sebastian, let Ricciardo through. Let Daniel through please."
"Which tyre is he on?"
"Primes, but he stopped later than you."
"Tough luck".

Sebastian Vettel issues the soundbite of the season when told to let Daniel Ricciardo by.

"I am going to have to stop doing it now. It's getting really annoying."

After having to relay information from his steering wheel display to the pit wall every lap, a tetchy Nico Rosberg takes matters into his own hands and decides enough is enough.

"Are you kidding, honestly? Tell him to get out of the way. Unbelievable! He's got new tyres, of course he's quicker!"

Sebastian Vettel cannot believe his eyes as Kamui Kobayashi un-laps himself, and immediately demands action from the Red Bull pit wall he momentarily disobeyed several laps earlier.

"I just got the chequered flag?"
"Negative, keep pushing"

Lewis Hamilton is briefly confused after seeing an early chequered flag, but is swiftly reminded he has another five-and-a-half kilometres left before he can relax.

"Grande, Fernando. Grandissimo."

Fernando Alonso reaps Ferrari's plaudits after taking the team's first podium of the season.

"Get in there Lewis, excellent drive there, absolutely epic!"

Race engineer Peter Bonnington appears to be running through superlatives for Lewis Hamilton very quickly this season, congratulating him as he takes the chequered flag … for the second time.


http://www.espn.co.uk/china/motorspo...ml?CMP=OTC-RSS

[Kingdom Hearts]

"Grande, Fernando. Grandissimo."

I think I missed this on the broadcast.

[brembo man]

That was great! Meanwhile I thought there was only one Ga Ga I admired.

[ALO]

"Ok Sebastian, let Ricciardo through. Let Daniel through please."
"Which tyre is he on?"
"Primes, but he stopped later than you."
"Tough luck".

After this "Tough luck" comment Horner looked quite annoyed then soon after VET was a lot slower the rest of the race..would not doubt RBR turned down his fuel flow meter...LOL..bit of tough luck there VET

[Hermann]

A sheepish Pastor Maldonado contacts the Lotus garage after crashing into the pit wall, though given his season so far it may well be an automated message from a button on his steering wheel.

[brembo man]

[QUOTE=ALO;841235]"Ok Sebastian, let Ricciardo through. Let Daniel through please."
"Which tyre is he on?"
"Primes, but he stopped later than you."
"Tough luck".

After this "Tough luck" comment Horner looked quite annoyed then soon after VET was a lot slower the rest of the race..would not doubt RBR turned down his fuel flow meter...LOL..bit of tough luck there VET

[/QUOTE
I think it's great for the fans to have drivers not going along with team orders while being told during the race. Massa, finally, and Vettel refusing now and probably forever. If and when Kimi's ride gets right and equal to Alonso's not so great car, it's going to be great to see how Ferrari reacts to Kimi reacting to team orders, the old " Leave me alone," Kimi on the radio will do my heart just great. I only wish at the time Rubens would have told Todt and Ross where to go. He always followed orders like a true soldier only to be labeled here as Twobens the Moaner anyway. He was supposed to go to his grave in silence. For me Vettel is where he belongs, chasing his teamate, but I hope he never obeys team order, and Felipe! Free at last! And I can only hope for Alonso, Kimi 1, 2, finishes ASAP. And see how Ferrari handles the results. Alonso is too good to be true, so I believe he won't need the help on the radio.

[abbottcostello]

I have gotten over my anger for Pastor, just felt sorry for him when I heard his radio call, how many millions does he bring to the party??