Bottas explains his reasoning for saying f*** you on the radio

As Valtteri Bottas completed his final lap around Albert Park, the race winner used a few expletives to express his emotion. The Finn has now explained why he used such language.

The out of character response was summed up in an interview with PlanetF1.

"It just came, I just wanted to send my best regards. That's it. Honestly, I didn't think about it or plan it, it just came," he explained.

Bottas was then asked if he could shed any light on who the comment was directed at.

“It would be quite a long list, unfortunately, that’s how it goes. I’m sure the people to who it was, they would know it," said Bottas.