Alonso erupts in anger over Hamilton: 'I cannot f****** believe it!'

The seven-time world champion, after noticeably lifting off to nurse the car to the finish, cut across several corners and crossed the line just a few tenths ahead of Alonso — triggering the Spaniard’s furious radio outburst with his race engineer.

The Spaniard also took aim at what happened on Saturday during FP3, when Hamilton accelerated under red flag conditions but escaped without any penalty.

Alonso: “Oh, f****** hell, man. I cannot believe it. Is it safe to drive with no brakes?”

Engineer: “Yeah, no, no, we are looking to, we agree, we’re checking track limits and stuff as well. You see, there’s a margin there. Run switch warm-up, mate, run switch warm-up. That is P8 anyway, so good recovery.”

Alonso: “Yeah, but this should be f****** P7. I mean, you cannot drive. Yeah, it may well be. Like if you are alone on track. Yeah, I mean, no respect — the red flag yesterday, today, free track for them. I mean, maybe too much.”

Engineer: “So at least we did our best there, mate. Sorry we made it difficult for you.”

Alonso: “For me, you cannot drive when the car isn’t safe. Sometimes they try to disqualify me with no mirror and now you have no brakes and everything is fine. I doubt it.”

Engineer: “Dangerous car as well, mate, so we’ll see you soon. Yeah, I mean, it’s clear. Yeah. See you now. Thank you, guys.”

The Briton has been summoned for the following reason: Alleged breach of Article 33.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations — leaving the track without a justifiable reason at 21:41.

The Ferrari driver is required to appear before the stewards at 10:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. UK time) to present his version of events.

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