Motor racing-Bortoleto clarifies comment about putting Antonelli in the wall


Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monaco - May 25, 2025 Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto before the race REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto said a team radio clip of him apparently threatening to put Mercedes rival Kimi Antonelli "in the wall" at last Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix was edited and gave a false impression.

The Brazilian was speaking to his race engineer after a first lap battle between the rookies ended with Bortoleto hitting the tyre wall at Portier, before the tunnel, as Antonelli went through on the inside.

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