Esteban Ocon has called Fernando Alonso an “idiot” after the pair came to blows during sprint qualifying at the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The former Alpine teammates got together at Turn 3 when Ocon, on a fast lap, lost control of his car coming out of the Senna Esses and tagged Alonso, who was dawdling on a slow lap.
Ocon oversteered into Alonso’s Aston Martin and was sent spinning off into the Turn 3 barriers at high-speed.The incident, which has been noted by the stewards, caused SQ1 to be red-flagged due to the barriers needing repairs.
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