Valtteri Bottas collided hard with
Williams driver
George Russell at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at
Imola. On the DRS open straight both men went off hard. Mercedes were worried about what they could salvage from Bottas' car.
Irreparable?
Earlier technical director Andrew Shovlin announced that the car of the Finn was damaged beyond repair. There were also fears that the power unit might have suffered a serious blow from the crash.
Monocoque
Despite the fact that the monocoque took a lot of punishment in Imola it can be used again in the future, although Mercedes will choose to let Bottas drive with a new one in
Portimao.