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Vettel explains his frustrated radio messages at Spanish Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel explained why he cursed at Ferrari during the Spanish Grand Prix after growing frustrated with their communication about his race strategy.

Vettel finished seventh in Barcelona after a well-executed one-stop strategy, which saw him jump ahead of a group of two-stopping rivals and complete 36 laps on the soft tyre.

When that decision was made, the F1 broadcast played a radio exchange between the four-time world champion and the Ferrari pit-wall.

His engineer asked: "What do you think about going to the end with these tyres?"

Vettel's response was partially bleeped out:: "Ah, **** *****!