"He's a ****, that's what he is!": Sebastian Vettel's full Mexican GP rant

Sebastian Vettel turned the airwaves blue with an incredible rant during the Mexican Grand Prix, launching tirades at Max Verstappen and race director Charlie Whiting.

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Vettel was enraged that Verstappen refused to concede third place in the closing stages of the race, despite going off the track to defend his position.

The Ferrari driver's anger was compounded by the fact that being stuck behind Verstappen allowed Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo to close on him.

The German was forced to defend his position robustly against Ricciardo and the pair made contact.

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As a furious Vettel crossed the line, Adami tried to tell him that race director Charlie Whiting was about to penalise Verstappen for refusing to let him through. Vettel, however, was having none of it, telling Whiting to "f*** off".

The Ferrari man made no secret of his feelings as he drew up alongside Verstappen and wagged his finger.

But the joke was on Vettel, who was also penalised for swerving under braking when defending against Ricciardo - he lost his podium position to Ricciardo, and was demoted to fifth behind Verstappen.

Full radio transcript:

Sebastian Vettel: "Move, move for f***s sake. He's a ****, that's what he is!"

SV: "I mean, am I the only one or are you not seeing what I'm seeing?! He's just backing me off into Ricciardo, ****!"

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SV: "Honestly, I'm going to hit someone. I think I have a puncture, rear left."

Race engineer Riccardo Adami: "Tyres are fine, tyres are fine."

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RA: "Charlie said... Charlie said..."

SV: "You know what, here's the message to Charlie: f*** off! Honestly f*** off."

SV: "He has to give me the position. End of the story."

Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene: "Sebastian, Sebastian, calm down, calm down. They are under investigation. I know that it is not fair but calm down. Put your head down and we talk afterwards."

SV: "OK, copy Maurizio."

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