Valtteri Bottas

In his final race for Sauber, Bottas first made contact with Sergio Pérez at the start and received ten seconds for causing the collision. Later, he locked his wheels and struck Kevin Magnussen; he acknowledged the second collision as his mistake and received a five-place grid penalty to be served if he returned to an F1 grid.

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Russell and Bottas suffered a violent high-speed accident at Imola as the Williams driver attempted to overtake. Both initially blamed the other, and Russell confronted Bottas in his cockpit.

During free practice at the Red Bull Ring, Bottas accelerated too hard while leaving his pit box and spun his Mercedes in the pit lane near McLaren personnel. The stewards classified the incident as potentially dangerous driving and imposed a three-place grid penalty and two penalty points.

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At the start of the Hungarian GP in the rain, Bottas braked too late and struck Lando Norris, who was sent into Max Verstappen, while Sergio Pérez was also involved. Bottas, Norris and Pérez retired. The stewards imposed a five-place grid penalty for Spa and two penalty points.

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During qualifying in Qatar, Bottas failed to slow under a single yellow flag after Pierre Gasly stopped on the straight. He admitted not seeing the signal and received a three-place grid penalty and one penalty point.

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Following a late restart at Hockenheim, Bottas attacked Hamilton for the victory. Mercedes quickly instructed him to 'hold position', ending the battle and securing the team's one-two finish.

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Starting from pole and leading convincingly in Sochi, Bottas was instructed to let Hamilton past to maximise the Briton's championship lead. He finished second despite appearing set to win, triggering widespread debate about the sporting fairness of team orders.

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