\u201cHonestly I don\u2019t know where that story came from, no idea,\u201d said Komatsu. \u201cThis Brazilian journalist was quoted, but I have no idea. No foundation whatsoever, absolute bull***.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf somebody wants to write that kind of bull*** feel free, but f****** hell, is that journalism? I have no idea, it\u2019s terrible. What are they trying to achieve? It\u2019s crazy, no foundation whatsoever. Have any of you heard me saying anything like that? It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding his discussions with Ocon he said: \u201cI spoke to him this morning, but for me there’s like nothing to defend from our side whatsoever. So the part of it, it says apparently I had like some issue with Esteban in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s that come from? I didn\u2019t even have a single argument with Esteban in Miami. It\u2019s just amazing how completely this bull*** gets smoked up, and then, because nobody checks the source, then everybody just writes on top of it. How is that journalism? It\u2019s just f****** bull***, gossip.\u201d<\/p>\n
Komatsu confirmed that the stories had been an unwanted distraction for all parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cA complete waste of time,\u201d he said. \u201cEsteban gets worried, his manager gets worried. Esteban knows that we haven\u2019t had any argument in Miami, at least a specific thing. This morning we were smiling and talked about it. What the f*** is that about?<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo I said I\u2019m going to just completely clarify this to everyone, because it\u2019s absolute utter s****, total bull***. It\u2019 just something we don\u2019t need, right?<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then I think it gets written in Japanese. I haven\u2019t actually read what this Brazilian journalist wrote, so Japanese translation, how inaccurate is it? I have no idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd also, like, lots of Japanese sites, they really want to create s***, like, I\u2019d like to take Yuki or something. That\u2019s got zero foundation.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo I don\u2019t take any notice. But then some French journalists pick it up. It\u2019s like, f****** hell, if you\u2019re a French journalist, what you trying to do to your country\u2019s driver by picking up stories like trying to get some traction? Are you trying to put your French driver down? It\u2019s like, what is the purpose? It\u2019s just bull****\u201d<\/p>\n
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He added: \u201cWhen I was a kid I wanted to be an investigative journalist. So, when I read things like it\u2019s like f****** hell, are you not embarrassed about what you\u2019re writing?<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then, by writing bull**** like this with no foundation, you lose credibility completely right. Any media runs that kind of bull**** story loses credibility in my mind anyway. It\u2019s not even like twisting my words. \u201cThere\u2019s zero facts, nothing to do with what I said, because I didn\u2019t say any of that. It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n