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Raikkonen defends himself following last lap Bottas clash
Kimi Raikkonen has defended himself after being found responsible for the last lap clash with fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas during the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. The Scuderia Ferrari driver was handed a thirty-second post-race penalty, the equivalent of a ten-second stop and go penalty, for spinning Williams Martini Racing’s Bottas into the turn four barriers after making an optimistic overtaking manoeuvre as the duo fought for the final podium position, relegating him from fifth on the road to eighth in the final result. Raikkonen defended the move, believing he had a good enough run to attempt the pass on Bottas, but felt it was more of a racing accident than anything...
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