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Ralf Schumacher on Bottas radio messages: I wouldn't have dared

Article To news overview © Mercedes Ralf Schumacher admits he was surprised that Valtteri Bottas felt comfortable with sharing very critical messages over team radio during the French Grand Prix given his recent lack of strong results. The Finn became irate about Mercedes' decision to stick with a one-stop strategy rather than a two-stop and shouted to his engineer during the race: "Why the f**k did nobody listen to me when I said it was a two-stopper?" Schumacher says he wouldn't have had the nerve to be so vocal if he were in a similar position to Bottas. "His critical radio message to the team about strategy certainly didn't put him in a better position at...
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