Christian Horner and Sergio Perez have explained the inside joke behind their radio exchange at Spa 'I told him that I wasn't going to talk to him if he wasn't in the top five and I would squeeze a part of his anatomy if he wasn't.' F1 BelgianGP
After Perez's final qualifying lap team principal Christian Horner came on the radio to congratulate the Mexican, who replied:"Ah, you will talk to me now..."The exchange began to take on a life of its own on social media, with fans speculating about a rift between Horner and his driver.
In Sunday's post-race press conference Perez explained the inside joke behind the exchange that was taken out of context. "It was a joke," Perez said."He came before qualifying and said: ‘if you're not in the top three, I will not talk to you the rest of the weekend’.When asked by Motorsport.com to clarify the message, Horner quipped:"I told him that I wasn't going to talk to him if he wasn't in the top five and I would squeeze a part of his anatomy if he wasn't.
Perez went on to finish second in Sunday's race after being passed by the dominant Verstappen before the halfway mark. Horner believes the Spa result will allow Perez to go into the summer shutdown with much more belief after seeing several weekends derailed and having witnessed Verstappen run away with the drivers' championship."He put it on the front row. He led the grand prix, finished second, he's a clear second in the drivers' world championship, so I think he'll take some confidence out of it.
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