“Do you want to kill us?” Trouble in Formula 1

After the crash in the battle for ninth place, which led to the Grand Prix being interrupted, the two had a heated argument. “I had a slipstream and when I swerved, Valtteri twitched ever so slightly, which took me off the line and sent me into the wet,” criticized Russell. “He might not have done that if I were a different driver.” Bottas, on the other hand, saw himself as blameless: “It was clearly his mistake and I don’t understand his anger.” Here is the crash in the video: After Russell complained loudly to Bottas immediately after the accident, the Finn responded with the middle finger while still sitting in his Mercedes. “Are you trying to kill us?” Russell scolded. “He tried to kill us both,” Bottas said after the race. Bottas is threatened with being replaced by Russell at Mercedes Russell and Bottas, of all people, took off in front of the Tamburello at well over 300 km/h. In the corner where Ayrton Senna lost his life. Williams man Russell, who is part of the Silver Arrows youth program, is considered the successor to Finn Bottas at Mercedes. At Mercedes they are no longer completely satisfied with Bottas' performance and Russell gave a clear test of talent last year at the latest when he represented Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was caught between chairs after the race. He didn't want to take a clear side. He saw both drivers as partly to blame for the crash. “George runs out of space and then turns to Valtteri. Valtteri shouldn't have been where he was at all and George could have taken it a little calmer," said Wolff Sky . According to Wolff, Bottas is currently in a mental hole. We have to rebuild it now. In any case, it will be interesting to see how the dispute between Bottas and Russell develops. The 23-year-old Brit will be considered the next Mercedes driver by the new season at the latest.

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“Do you want to kill us?” Trouble in Formula 1

At the Grand Prix in Imola, the crash between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell caused heated emotions.

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