Horner, Perez explain F1 Belgian GP “you will talk to me now” exchange

On Friday afternoon Perez qualified third for the Spa-Francorchamps race, behind team-mate Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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…”

Horner replied: “I will talk to you. I said to you top five, mate. You’ve blitzed it.”

The exchange began to take on a life of its own on social media,…