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Valtteri Bottas says drivers will have internal discussion over Japan controversy

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has told the FIA that they were extremely fortunate to avoid a more serious consequence after they deployed a recovery vehicle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. In 2014, Jules Bianchi was involved in a fatal accident in Japan when a crane was sent out to collect Adrian Sutil’s crashed Sauber. There were local yellows, so the recovery vehicle was next to a live circuit, and Bianchi’s Marussia crashed underneath the crane, ultimately taking his life. Last weekend, at the same race, Carlos Sainz lost control of his Ferrari in extremely wet conditions, spinning into the wall and causing a red flag. READ: Valtteri Bottas reacts to Zhou Guanyu’s new...
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