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'F****** Perez just kicked me off the circuit!'
Nate Saunders November 4, 2014
In a race where Adrian Sutil vented at a wayward Mexican and Jenson Button got a little tetchy with his pit wall, ESPN rounds up the best radio soundbites from Austin.
"I'm sorry. Not the same car as this morning. I guess we are out?"
"Yes. By a country mile."
Lotus has some bad news for Romain Grosjean after he makes a costly mistake in the closing stages of Q1.
"This is getting a bit ridiculous but the thing keeps locking. I try to take it easy and it just locks up."
Lewis Hamilton struggles to understand the behaviour of his Mercedes under braking during Q2. The problem would eventually contribute to him missing out on pole.
"Adrian, can you continue?"
"No. Fucking Perez just kicked me off the circuit!"
Adrian Sutil is in no mood to mince his words after being punted out of the race, and his best points-scoring chance of the season, by an overly-optimistic Sergio Perez on the opening lap.
"Are you sure I can come in? Anybody else you want me to let through?"
After McLaren cancel his initial pit stop so team-mate Kevin Magnussen could come in early, Jenson Button, upset at letting three cars past on the next lap, reveals the British penchant for sarcasm is alive and well.
"Nice one mate. Let's get after those Willies."
Red Bull might need to work on its abbreviation for Williams after delivering this message to a charging Daniel Ricciardo in the opening stint.
"What was that!?"
Romain Grosjean is far from impressed by Jean-Eric Vergne's banzai overtake up the inside of Turn 1 in the closing laps.
"The first stint was an absolute joke, I don't understand. Whole race very nervous."
Sebastian Vettel is at a loss to explain why the race competitive pace he displayed during practice disappeared in his opening stint at the end of a frustrating afternoon for the world champion.
"Yeehaw!"
Daniel Ricciardo reveals there may be a career waiting for him after F1 on a Texan ranch as he celebrates taking the final position on the podium in Austin.
"Get in there Lewis! Epic drive mate, epic drive."
High praise indeed for Hamilton as race engineer Peter Bonnington congratulates him on victory number 10 of 2014.
Nate is assistant editor of ESPNF1
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