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Arrivabene apologised to Bottas for ‘butler' remark
Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said he apologised to Valtteri Bottas for referring to him as a 'butler' at Mercedes. Arrivabene's remark came after Bottas played the support role at the Italian Grand Prix, holding up Kimi Raikkonen in order for Lewis Hamilton to sweep past him in the closing stages at Monza. Asked why Raikkonen did not sacrifice himself for team-mate Sebastian Vettel, he said: 'We hire drivers, not butlers'. But Arrivabene regretted his choice of words for a driver he respects. 'As soon as I said it in the heat of the battle, I knew it would create a controversy,' Arrivabene told Italy's Autosprint. 'Since then I have exchanged messages with Valtteri Bottas. I wanted...
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