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Bottas dissmissive of criticism over Raikkonen collisions

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has shrugged off the negativity that he received in the wake of two run-ins with popular compatriot Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen tagged Bottas out of podium contention at Sochi and the duo subsequently collided once more in Mexico, with the Ferrari driver retiring on the spot and the Williams man carrying on to finish third. While the former clash saw Raikkonen get a penalty and the latter was ruled a racing incident, Bottas did finds himself on the receiving end of criticism from some - and was indirectly blamed by his compatriot for the Mexico contact. Regarding the flak he's gotten, Bottas said: "Obviously it is Kimi-biased in Finland. He is world...
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