Valtteri Bottas had a strange moment towards the end of the first practice session at Spa when he went off the track at the Fagnes chicane and nudged the wall.
It looked like a bit of a weird crash, and it turned out it happened because he didn’t want to impede a faster car. In trying to keep out of the way as much as possible he got on the grass a bit and ended up running across the gravel.
Asi fue la salida de pista de Bottas. #BoxInThisLap #F1 pic.twitter.com/qxXEK8ZUi1
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Despite coming to a stop after tapping the barrier, Bottas managed to get his car back to the pits. Aside from a bit of front wing damage the car was fine and he managed to get back out on track before the end of the session.
A bit of an odd incident, sure, but probably a better outcome than risking a penalty for holding someone up!
