Valtteri Bottas said his post-race radio message after winning the Russian Grand Prix was aimed at online critics who have been telling him to give up in recent weeks.
Bottas won Sunday's grand prix in Sochi after teammate Lewis Hamilton was taken out of contention by a ten-second time penalty.
After crossing the line, Bottas was congratulated by his engineer and responded with a message that was similar to the one he delivered after his race victory at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
"Haha yeah!" he said over team radio. "F--- yeah! I mean, again, it's a nice moment to thank my critics: To whom it may concern, f--- you.