Toto Wolff fears Valtteri Bottas is 'making steps backwards' after a dismal Emilia Romagna Grand Prix ended in a crash with George Russell. But while the Mercedes motorsport boss isn't pointing the finger at Bottas for the contact, his driver shouldn't have been in that position to start with. While Lewis Hamilton chased Max Verstappen for the victory at Imola on Sunday, Bottas was scrapping for points. Such was his pace, or lack thereof, that he was open to an attack from Russell with the Williams driver wanting to take P9 off the Finn. Russell's attack did not go to plan, the two making contact and going off at high speed. Both drivers were out of the race. Wolff, Bottas' current team...
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