TALKING POINT WHAT HAPPENED?
A
fter finishing second in the Chinese
Grand Prix Ferrari driver Sebastian
Vettel had choice words with third
placed Daniil Kvyat, accusing the Red Bull
driver of charging into Turn 1 like a torpedo
and causing an accident.
But Russian was unfazed as he smiled
throughout the bollocking by the quadruple
world champion, who was on a rant as the
incident resulted in him crashing into the
Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen who came
out the worse of the trio.
Immediately after the clash Vettel was on
the radio saying, “I had the Red Bull coming
up on the inside like a madman. I hit Kimi.”
“It was a suicidal move,” he added a few
laps later.
It was not over... as here is the transcript of
the conversation between the two drivers after
the race, shortly before the podium ceremony
in Shanghai:
Kvyat: What happened at the start? (Friendly)
Vettel: You asking what happened at the start!
What happened is you crashed into us and all
three of us go out. (Angry)
Kvyat: Well... (Bemused)
Veetl: No well. You came like a torpedo.
(Angrier)
Kvyat: I was racing. (Laughing)
Vettel: If I keep going the same line we crash.
There was a car on the left also.
Kvyat: Then don’t keep going! I didn’t see all
the three cars go off. I only see two guys.
Vettel: You need to expect if you attack like
that, you damage the car. You were lucky that
time.
Kvyat: I am on the podium, and you are on the
podium so its okay. (Smiling)