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Mercedes: Dear Chinese fans, Valtteri did not intend to offend
Valterri Bottas is in hot water after a tongue in cheek comment he made after a nightmare 2020 Turkish Grand Prix race, where he was arguably the worst he has ever been in a Formula 1 car, spinning several times and lapped by his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the process. The Finn also conceded the slim chance he had of the title, allowing Lewis to wrap up number seven. In the wake of his miserable afternoon at Istanbul Park he was asked by Ziggo Sport 'if there was a day from 2020 to strike off the calendar, would that be today?' To which Valtteri wittily quipped: “Today, yes, or maybe the day when someone bought a bat in Wuhan.” Clearly, no harm was meant but inadvertently there was...
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