Valtteri Bottas disqualified from qualifying at F1 British Grand Prix
Bottas꧙' car 🌜came to a halt at the end of Q1, meaning he was unable to compete in the remainder of qualifying.
The Finn had already done enough to make Q2, with a late lap putting him up to 11th in the timesheet♒s.
Bottas was set to sta🔯rt Sunday's race from 15th on the grid until the stewards decided to throw him out of qual♈ifying.
After qualifying, the FIA confirmed Alfa Romeo couldn't provide a 1.0-litre sample of fuel - the s🌸ample taken from Bottas' car was 0.090 litres.
He w♏ill start from the back of the grid for Sunday's race.
The stewards noted: "The car was unable to provide the required fuel sample. There were no mitigating circumstances.&n🍷bsp;The stewards have received a request from Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake to allow Car 77 to start the race. The stewards therefore grant permission for Car 77, Valtteri Bottas to 🐽start the race."
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