Fernando Alonso has given his side of the story after Liam Lawson said he looked to "screw me" in qualifying after their Sprint battle.

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."

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 had a tough way of welcoming Liam Lawson back to F1 in Texas this weekend. The Aston Martin man was involved in an on-track battle with the new RB (formerly AlphaTauri) driver during the sprint, and going by his reaction, he was far from happy with the Kiwi.

Fernando Alonso "kept his word" on a promise to "screw" Liam Lawson in qualifying, according to the VCARB driver.

Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson clashed on the track in Austin. The Spaniard was not happy with the New Zealander's action. On the radio at the time, he said Lawson was an "idiot". After the session,

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,

Alonso would not be moved into discussing what he had said to Lawson after the session but felt their battle had been “unnecessary” given how far down the field they were. "Th

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