Once racing resumed, the television feed listened in to an extraordinary exchange between Grosjean and Lotus team manager Eric Boullier, in which it the driver was pleading to be let past his team mate as he felt that he was clearly the fastest of the two Lotus cars at that stage and was being held up. "Romain got frustrated because he did a small mistake after the restart with the safety car and Kimi just passed him," Boullier explained. "I think he was begging for some team orders to let him past, but he made a mistake and it was normal racing. "I think he could have been quicker, but with a bit of pressure he lost concentration so it's just part of the learning curve," he said. "We know he was upset. Romain was clearly pushing on the radio to get some help to get this position back, but we said no team orders and keep racing. We knew he was upset. Yes, he was the quickest, but sometimes it's not enough to gain position."