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Bottas explains radio outburst

Taking the flag at the end of today's Australian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas had a message for the world; 'to whom it may concern, f**** you!' he shouted. While drivers are prone to outbursts in such times of high emotion, it was widely assumed, coming off the back of a season the Finn regarded as his worst ever, that he was hitting out at his own team for some of its decisions last year, not least the team orders debacle in Russia. However, when asked to explain the message, Bottas insisted that it wasn’t aimed at anyone in particular, and was entirely spontaneous. 'It just came out,' he insisted, 'I just wanted to send my best regards... that's it... honestly, I didn't think about...
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