Bottas loses F1 engine as Friday practice nightmare form continues

Bottas parked at the side of the road at the end of the pitstraight, limiting his experience of the team’s major update package to test runs in the earlier session and just one flying lap on the medium tyre in FP2.

The Ferrari power unit, which was used by Bottas in the early races of the season, cannot be used again, pushing him towards grid penalties later in the year.

In Imola, Bottas suffered a broken exhaust and subsequent fire in Friday qualifying, and he was forced…