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Bottas: Unlucky it was me and Kimi again

Despite clashing with Kimi Raikkonen, and not the first time either, Valtteri Bottas finished runner-up in a 'crazy' Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Bottas tussled with the Ferraris at the start of Sunday's 51-lap grand prix and came off second best. The Mercedes driver made contact with Raikkonen and was forced to pit for a new nose, rejoining down in 20th. 'Going into Turn 2 I was on the inside, he was on the outside,' Bottas explained. 'There was no space for me to go apart from over the kerb, and when you do that the car jumps.  'A racing incident, but unlucky it was me and Kimi again.' Bottas, though, began to work his way up the order with the help of three Saftey Cars and a red flag...
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