On the whole Channel 4's F1 coverage is pretty good, but David Coulthard's arrogance in trying to buttonhole Valterie Bottas who was already involved in an interview with a lady presenter, from his home country, on the grid at Monza was appalling. DC did apologise later, no doubt after a flood of complaints, but at the time he didn't think he'd done anything wrong, saying something along the lines that Bottas thinks he's all big time now he's qualified fifth.
I haven't put that in quotes because it may not be word perfect from memory, but it is the gist of what he said, accusing Bottas of the very arrogance he actually displayed. We all make mistakes in the heat of the moment, but plain good manners, should be a basic human reaction, it wasn't a leg pull or a mistimed joke, it was BAD.
Malcolm Snook
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