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Raikkonen, Verstappen both blame Bottas

Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen both blamed Valtteri Bottas for their very early retirements from the Spanish Grand Prix. Bottas clipped Raikkonen's rear at a chaotic first corner at the Circuit de Catalunya, forcing the Ferrari to shunt into the Dutchman's Red Bull. 'It all started when I got hit on my right-rear corner,' said Raikkonen. 'It jumped a little bit and then obviously you cannot control a lot after that. 'Then we came together with Max, but it all started from the first touch. What can you do? 'I made a good start, got blocked by Bottas on the straight once, I had to lift already, and then we touched and my race ended there.' Verstappen added: 'You can clearly see what...
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