George Russell says he asked Valtteri Bottas if he was “trying to kill us both” in their huge crash that red-flagged Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Williams driver was attempting to make a move on Bottas for ninth place as the track began to dry when a slight jolt from Bottas appeared to catch Russell out, causing him to lose control of his car and collide with Bottas. Having tangled, Bottas and Russell’s cars were sent spearing into a violent impact with the barriers on the left-hand side of the track, before being fired across the track and ending up in the wall at the Tamburello chicane. Both drivers emerged from the incident unscathed but the race had to be...
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