Debris picked up by Bottas pic: Mercedes Twitter Valtteri Bottas says damage to his floor due to debris had ‘quite a big impact’ on his chances of winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Bottas picked up a piece of debris on Lap 2 of the race while leading and suffered a loss of downforce. The Finnish driver twice ran wide at Rivazza and on the second occasion lost out to Verstappen, which dropped him to the final place on the podium. The Mercedes driver finished runner-up to team-mate Lewis Hamilton but would have finished lower had Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen not suffered a puncture late in the 63-lap race. Bottas said the damage impacted his chances of winning. “I think that...
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