Valtteri Bottas suffers back after qualifying

Valtteri Bottas will he be able to compete in the Australian GP? Doubts have been allowed since the Finn complained of back pain during qualifying in Q2. “I started to feel a pain in my back at the end of this session… Following this, the team and I felt it would be a good idea to take me to the local hospital. We are waiting for the results,” commented the latter in the team press release.

If the pilot Williams took sixth place on the grid, three tenths behind his teammate Felipe Massa, the Nordic driver missed the media meetings to consult the FIA ​​doctors before being taken to hospital for additional examinations.

Williams Racing confirmed the Finn was unwell. “Valtteri lost a lot of time in the last corner. I don't know what happened. He may have hit himself…” After a visit to the hospital, Grove's team indicated on its Twitter account that the Finn would be resting this evening, and would be seen by doctors tomorrow before a decision is made on his participation in the Grand Prix .