- Radio Ga Ga - Italian Grand Prix
'You can't turn the car when it's in the air'
Nate Saunders September 11, 2014
In a race where Lewis Hamilton was forced to do it the hard way and Sergio Perez had the Force India pit wall holding its breath, ESPNF1 rounds up the best radio soundbites from the Italian Grand Prix.
"Yeah, you're right, I forgot."
Vettel confesses his failure to test the overtake button in FP2 is not down to any technical problem with his Red Bull.
"I just made a slight mistake and you can't turn the car when it's in the air."
Nothing gets by Max Chilton, it seems. The Brit gives Marussia a pearl of wisdom after his bounce across the kerbs at the Roggia chicane ended with retirement in the gravel.
"Do not tell me the gap!"
Nico Rosberg shows signs he is feeling the strain of Lewis Hamilton's charge as the Brit continues to eat away at his lead before the pit stop window.
"Checo, I can't say enough how good a job you're doing. I know I'm asking the impossible."
Sergio Perez gets high praise indeed from race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as he fights tooth and nail to hold off the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button despite being told to conserve fuel.
"Did you see what he did to me!?"
"I did, but that was brilliant!"
Sergio Perez is furious with former McLaren team-mate Button forcing him wide at the Roggia chicane, but Lambiase is more focused on the Mexican's brilliant driving to reclaim the position through the subsequent Lesmos.
"Vettel doing 29.6, you are eight tenths quicker. Let's get him."
Simon Rennie shows he and Daniel Ricciardo have no fear of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel as the Australian stalks his team-mate for fifth.
"I've got no brakes. Is it last lap!?"
"No, no. Two laps to go."
Daniil Kvyat gets the one answer he probably didn't want to hear after losing his brakes. Remarkably, the Russian goes on to finish the race.
"Thank you guys. I'm so happy, so happy for this result, especially to be here in Italy."
Felipe Massa lets the emotions pour out after claiming his first podium since early 2013.
"Nice work Lewis, get in there pal. Beautifully recovered, mate."
Peter Bonnington congratulates Lewis Hamilton after he battled back from a terrible to claim his sixth victory of the season.
Nate is assistant editor of ESPNF1
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