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Kimi Raikkonen confused by Valtteri Bottas' first lap approach

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen says he “doesn’t know what” compatriot Valtteri Bottas was doing as the pair collided on the opening lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Bottas and Raikkonen battled over second position but the pair came to blows at Turn 2, with Bottas bouncing over the inside kerb and into the side of the Ferrari. Raikkonen dropped to fifth in the incident, before tumbling through the order later on when he picked up damage when the Force India drivers collided at the same corner. “Many things happened that were out of our hands and unfortunately we paid a big price,” said Raikkonen. “After the start, at the second corner, I got hit by...
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