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Bottas escapes with reprimand after Grosjean collision

Valtteri Bottas has been issued a reprimand after colliding with Haas driver Romain Grosjean during the second Friday practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Bottas came from a long way back to try and pass Grosjean on the inside at Turn 12, but by the time he had committed to the overtake Grosjean had already started turning into the corner. The pair collided at the apex, sending both cars into a spin with damage.

Grosjean opened his radio channel to vent his frustration, with F1's world feed bleeping out part of his message: "What the [bleep] was that?