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F1 legend Damon Hill shared a four-word reaction to Fernando Alonso's iconic team radio message during the Singapore Grand Prix, saying that he loves the two-time world champion. The racer hilariously told his race engineer that he would immediately disconnect his radio if he were to give updates on every lap in the race on Sunday.
Alonso finished the Singapore Grand Prix in P7 following Lewis Hamilton was given a 5-second penalty after the race for exceeding track limits. The 44-year-old went through a lot of overtakes during the race at Marina Bay, jumping three places after having started in tenth.
The Aston Martin was at his hilarious best on the team radio, asking his race engineer to give less updates to him in an unique way.
"If you speak to me every lap, I will disconnect the radio," said Alonso.
Former F1 world champion Damon Hill shared his reaction to this funny radio message by Alonso, claiming that one has to love the Spanish racer.
"Got to love him"
This was not the entirety of Fernando Alonso's hysterical message on the radio, as he also labeled Isack Hadjar as the "hero of the race" sarcastically, as he gave space to the Frenchman, who put up a great competition against the veteran for more than four laps while facing engine issues.
Hadjar was not happy by Alonso's comments and called the racer "grumpy" for his rant after the race. Alonso claimed that the 21-year-old needed to pick his battles and said that their fight in the race cost both of them.
Fernando Alonso launched an explosive rant against Lewis Hamilton at the end of Singapore GP
Fernando Alonso was extremely furious after the Singapore Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton finished four tenths ahead of him despite facing a brake issue on the final laps. The Ferrari racer cut many corners in the last two laps as he could not manage to apply brakes properly, and held onto P7 when the chequered flag was flown.
After seeing Hamilton cut various corners to stay ahead of him on the final lap of the race on Sunday, Alonso exploded over the team radio.
"Oh, f***ing hell, man. I cannot believe it. Yeah, he knew it. I cannot f***ing believe it, I cannot fu**ing believe it. I mean, I cannot f***ing believe it. I cannot f***ing believe it. Is it safe to drive with no brakes?" said Alonso.
"I mean, you cannot drive like if you are alone on track. No respect [for] the red flag yesterday, today, free track for them," he also added.
In the end, Alonso settled for P7 finish as Hamilton got a post-race 5-second penalty for "leaving the track without a justifiable reason." The 40-year-old finished eight, after looking almost set to finish in the top-5 before he brake issues.
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