Fernando Alonso dubbed Red Bull starlet Liam Lawson an 'idiot' as the Spanish veteran starts a mini-feud with Formula One's newest kid on the block. Alonso told his team radio: "Man this AlphaTauri is such an idiot."

Alonso blasted Lawson as “an idiot” via team radio. Alonso got his own back in qualifying when he slowed Lawson’s progress. “He said he would screw me, and I guess he kept his word,” Lawson reacted to ESPN.

Fernando Alonso has aimed a fresh dig at Liam Lawson after calling the Red Bull VCARB driver an "idiot" over team radio.

Liam Lawson was surprised how upset Fernando Alonso got with him after Saturday's U.S. Grand Prix sprint, adding "hopefully he'll get over it."

Liam Lawson has claimed Fernando Alonso threatened to "screw" him after a scrap during the sprint race for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix. Racing for the first time since replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore GP,