Wolff tells Bottas to stifle himself

We are not 100% what is being said in this short video below, taken after the Bahrain GP on Sunday where Bottas finished way behind his Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton, but looking at the body language of both men it doesn’t seem to be a happy conversation.

Bottas made a statement after the race, as he said that he was not happy with his strategy. “My strategy (which his team put him on) was a lot more defensive instead of attacking, which surprised me.”

Based on Wolff’s hand gesture, Bottas is being cut off by his team boss. Wolff ends the conversation by telling Bottas to stop doing something, Bottas walks away not delighted.

Went all the way back to record it. Valtteri talking to Toto and he cuts him off 🤔 pic.twitter.com/2Vs9oaOmDm

— Junaid #JB17 (@JunaidSamodien_) March 28, 2021