Brazilian GP: Bottas receives three-place grid penalty

By Andrew Hooper
November 14 2015

 
 Bottas receives three-place grid penalty
 

Williams Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will receive a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.

During the second practice session at Interlagos, Valtteri had passed Sauber's Felipe Nasr on the straight between the Descida do Lago and Ferradura under red-flag conditions.

The red flag came as Alonso's McLaren was being recovered from the side of the track after an engine failure.

Following a stewards' hearing Valtteri was deemed to have committed the offence.

A stewards' statement read: "The driver of car #77 [Bottas] admitted he overtook car #12 [Nasr] under red flags.

"The stewards, in applying the penalty, took into consideration that despite the considerable speed difference between the cars, the driver of car #77 could have avoided overtaking under the red flag."

Aside from dropping the three places on the grid, the Finn has also collected two penalty points, his first of the designated 12-month period.

 

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