Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday’s race from the back of the starting grid.
Valtteri Bottas’ starting points for Sunday’s race are difficult. PDO
Driving an Alfa Romeo Valtteri Bottas several parts of the car were changed before Friday’s practice, including the engine, which is why the Finn gets a grid penalty. Tells about it Autosport.
Bottas will start Saturday’s sprint race according to Friday’s qualifying position. The starting grid penalty will be implemented in Sunday’s race, which will be entered in the order according to the results of Saturday’s sprint race.
The penalty means that Bottas will start the race from the back of the pack.
It has been difficult for the Finn recently, as he had to stop the competition in Britain due to a technical fault.
World Championship points will be raced this weekend in Austria. The fastest in Friday’s practice was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before Ferrari Charles Leclerc and Mercedes George Russell.
Bottas clocked the 14th fastest time in practice.