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Bottas: Kimi is a good driver, there's nothing personal

Valtteri Bottas has moved to play down a potential controversy billed especially in his native country as the ‘Clash of the Finns'. Bottas' first crash with fellow Finn Kimi Raikkonen was in Russia, with the sequel in Mexico last weekend described by some as a revenge move by the Williams driver. Afterwards, their post-race comments played out as an extended fight via the media, but Bottas insists the episode was not 'personal'. 'We obviously had different views, but that's ok, everyone is entitled to that,' the 26-year-old told UOL Esporte. 'It will not change the way I drive against him,' Bottas insisted, 'so nothing changes. I think he's a good driver and no, there's nothing...
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