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Bottas looking at potential grid penalty in Abu Dhabi
Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas could be looking at a grid drop next week in Abu Dhabi if the Finn's ailing engine from Brazil is discarded. Bottas retired from last Sunday's race 17 laps from the checkered flag when his Mercedes engine suddenly switched off, the German outfit's telemetry data indicating an oil consumption issue. "I think there was a bit of smoke," said Bottas. "I didn’t actually see the smoke myself, but they reported it to me, but I couldn't feel any loss of power, just the engine switched off after Turn 3." Scenes from the paddock: Interlagos Mercedes was scheduled to transport the unit back to its HPP facility in Brixworth on Tuesday, after which the...
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