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Bottas' Mercedes "damaged beyond repair"
Ewan Gale Wednesday 21 April 2021 17:42 Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' W12 has been mostly "damaged beyond repair" in his high-speed Imola crash. Bottas was defending from Williams' George Russell last weekend when the pair collided at the fastest point of the circuit, sending both into the barriers and destroying both cars. Article continues under video After initial analysis in the aftermath, Shovlin has given an update on the extent of the damage to the car. He said: "Unfortunately, quite a lot of it is damaged beyond repair and we are just looking at a logistics plan to try and be able to get sufficient parts to...
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