Valtteri Bottas handed time penalty for Ricciardo collision in Hungary

Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a 10-seco✃nd time penalty for his collision with Daniel Ricciardo in the closing stages of Sunday's Hungarian G▨rand Prix.

While trying to defend fourth place at Turn 1, Bottas ran deep into the pa🎐th of Red Bull driver Ricciardo, who was tr🔴ying to pass around the outside of the corner, with the two drivers making contact.

Bottas handed time penalty for Ricciardo collision

Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a 10-second time penalty for his collision with Daniel Ricciardo in the c🍃losing stages of Sund💃ay's Hungarian Grand Prix.

While trying to defend fourth place at Turn 1, Bottas ran deep into the path of Red Bul🌃l driver Ricciardo, who was trying to pass around the outside of the corner, with t꧟he two drivers making contact.

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Ricciardo was able to recover and still pass Bottas on-track to take P4, with the Mercedes team having told the Finn to give🏅 up the position despite his protests.

The stewards confirmed they would be investigating the incident after the race before cꦓonfirming Bottas had received a 10-second time penalty for causi⭕ng the collision.

"Bottas had a damaged front wing from an earlier incident," reads the ste𒀰wards' decision. "As the two cars approached Turn 1, Ricciardo was on the outside of the the tu🌠rn and gave plenty of room.

"With the compromised line and less do♏wnforce from the front wing Bottas locked up, and collided with Riciardo for⛄cing Riciardo off the track and causing damage. Both cars continued.

"The Stewards ordered a 10-second penalty, which will be applied to th▨e final result, along with two penalty points."

Bottas crossed the line fifth, 23 seco🎃nds clear of Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly, meaning he doe🅰s not lose any positions as a result of the time penalty. His FIA super license was clean before this incident, meaning he has two penalty points for the 12-month period.

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