Race winner Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on March 17, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Australian GP winner Valterri Bottas has explained why he stumped many with an expletive-laden radio message following his win at the weekend.
Just after he’d been congratulated by a Mercedes engineer, the 29-year-old let rip with: “To whom it may concern, f**k you”.
These type of messages are usually very bland during broadcasts.
Bottas later clarified that he merely felt a spontaneous need to send “critics” a message after various observers pointed out that he made little impact during a winless campaign in 2018.
“It just came, I just wanted to send my best regards,” Bottas was quoted as saying by AutoSport.
“That’s it. Honestly, I didn’t think about it or plan it, it just came.
“Obviously there are many people who support you, and honestly I appreciate that a lot. There are many people around me, supporting me.”
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