Crashing with Valtteri Bottas at Imola, George Russell says it won’t damage his relationship with Mercedes as there is “understanding from both sides”.

Seeing an opportunity to take ninth place off Bottas and score his first points for Williams at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Russell drew alongside the Mercedes driver down the main straight with the aim of passing him around the outside at Turn 1.

The Williams driver, who felt Bottas defended overly aggressively and squeezed him, touched the grass, lost control of his FW43B and hit Bottas.

Both drivers crashing out at high speed, the two cars wrecked.

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