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Raikkonen insists no regrets over Bottas crash

Kimi Raikkonen says he remains unrepentant about his crash with Valtteri Bottas at the Russian Grand Prix, despite being punished for the collision. The Ferrari driver clashed with his Williams rival on the final lap of the Sochi race, punting Bottas out of third place and damaging his own car to hand Sergio Perez a podium spot. Although the stewards said Raikkonen was fully to blame for the collision, and punished him with a time penalty that dropped him from fifth to eighth, the former world champion said he would do exactly the same again if similar circumstances came up. "There were some discussions and obviously penalties given to me, but I would still do it tomorrow," said...
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