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Wolff gives surprise reaction to Bottas' radio outburst

Article To news overview © Mercedes Toto Wolff has insisted that he actually enjoyed hearing Valtteri Bottas angrily criticise the team's strategy over team radio during the French Grand Prix. The Finn was unhappy about Mercedes' decision to run a one-stop strategy during the race given the high levels of tyre degradation and told his engineer: "Why the f**k did nobody listen to me when I said it was a two-stopper?" Whilst some team bosses might have been annoyed by such an outburst, Wolff welcomed the fact that Bottas was speaking his mind. "I loved it, that he speaks his mind now, and doesn’t internalise," Wolff told RacingNews365.com and other select media....
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