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Kvyat explains "baby octopus" radio message

Daniil Kvyat has explained that the bizarre 'baby octopus' comment he made during free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix referred to a piece of rubber that was attached to his car. The Russian came over the team radio in FP1 at Suzuka to say: "Oh no, the octopus is back. It's quite a small one – a baby octopus." His comments caused confusion among fans, until it was later explained that he was referring to the way that small pieces of rubber wrapped around a car antenna can appear to grow legs when the car runs at speed. It first happened to him at the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix, when the rubber 'tentacles' started interfering with his helmet. In the wake of the social media...
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