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Wolff, Bottas slam Russell's crash theory

Apr.19 Toto Wolff and Valtteri Bottas were united late on Sunday in the wake of the Finnish driver's huge crash with Mercedes junior George Russell at Imola. Russell, who races for Williams, was livid at Bottas after their high-speed shunt, slapping the Mercedes driver's helmet and berating him before the Finn had emerged from the wreck. 'Perhaps if I was another driver, he wouldn't have done that,' said Russell, alluding to rumours that he is in pole position for Bottas' seat in 2022. Bottas told Ilta Sanomat newspaper: 'I didn't hear a word he said but I could tell it was nothing positive. 'When I didn't hear anything, I tried to communicate with my finger,' he added. Bottas claimed the...
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