Bottas has no sympathy for angry Russell: "Am not happy with him"

17:59, 18 Apr 2021
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The Grand Prix at the circuit of Imola was interrupted halfway by a huge crash between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell. This happened at top speed and both drivers were angry with each other afterwards. Bottas doesn't understand where Russell bases his anger on.
"I could see him earlier on the straight," Bottas said in front of the Ziggo Sport camera. "Then I saw that he moved up to the right. From the replays I saw, I always left room for two cars to be there. But he had obviously lost it and hit me. That was game over."

Bottas does see Russell at the race control

When Russell got out of the car, he walked straight to Bottas' wreck. Maybe also to see how he was doing, but mostly to lecture him. Bottas gave him a middle finger back.
"I don't know what he was talking about because it was obviously his fault. So I wasn't happy with him, but that's the way it is. I'm sure we'll see each other at the stewards'," Bottas said.
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