Valtteri Bottas in George Russell are in the 34th lap of the race for VN Emilija Romanje severe collisions, with opinions on who is to blame being quite divided.
It is by accident the blood boiled above all The British, who poured his anger on Farm, still sitting in a wreck previously named Mercedes W12. He also supported his opinion with a blow to Bottas' helmet, and the latter also expressed his opinion on the whole thing - by giving it to the Williams driver showed the middle finger.
"I don't know what he wanted because it was an obvious mistake of his," is after the race Bottas told for Ziggo Sport. Opinions about who is more to blame are shared also among professionals Russell however, he presented his vision of the accident as follows: "It's true, you can defend your position, but at 330 km / h you also have to take into account the speed and circumstances in which you find yourself. But what it is, it is. In the end, it's all an unfortunate web of events. ”
Thanks for all the messages. I'm fine, just disappointed. At the end of the day, it's an unfortunate incident. You're entitled to defend your position. But at 330kph, you have to respect the speed and the conditions when doing so. Gutted for the team. They deserved more today.
- George Russell (@ GeorgeRussell63) April 18, 2021
So let’s clarify what actually happened. It's in the 34th round Russell before the second turn on the right tried overtake Bottas, while driving with the front right wheel in a puddle next to the asphalt, which caused z collided with the left front to the side of Finch’s race car, making it Bottas thrown into a safety fence and across the path into the sand on the other side, where he also stopped Russell Williams.
The incident that brought out red flags in Imola?#ImolaGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/Z18dCPXwOZ
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 18, 2021
“I saw in the rearview mirror that he was driving to the right and after looking at the footage you can see that I left room for two cars. He lost control of the car and that’s it. Game over, « he says Bottas.
She disagrees with him Nico Hulkenberg, who says that the Finn is the main culprit for the situation: “Russell went to the right because he wanted to get past, and Valtteri closed the left side so he knew Williams was right behind him. With Russell being forced into the wet edge of the track at 300 km / h, it was all over. There is no grip with dry track tires. You should leave him some more space. "
The situation is all the more interesting because both racers, who want to Mercedes cockpit in the 2022 season. The first man of the Mercedes team, Toto wolff, commented on the matter as follows: “The accident was unnecessary. On the one hand Valtteri shouldn’t have closed like that, on the other George wanted too much. There is no time to prove it on a track that is just drying up. "
For both of them, Imola's accident turned into a complete disappointment, and they were in front of her Bottas in Russell in a very different position. The Finn was only in ninth place shortly before the accident and with a lap behind Verstappn, The British however, the first points for Williams. “I’m really sorry for the team. They deserved a better result today, " he added Russell
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Who is to blame for the accident in the 34th lap of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix race?
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Valtteri Bottas
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George Russell
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