In Imola Valtteri Bottas had a fire in Friday qualifying and missed the whole of Saturday’s FP2 session while his chassis was replaced, and then in Florida the Finn had a big crash in FP1 and again skipped FP2 as there was not enough time to repair the car.
Despite the obvious compromises, Bottas finished fifth at Imola and was heading for the same position in Miami when he ran wide, touched the wall and allowed both Mercedes drivers to pass him.
