What was left for Mercedes to salvage from Bottas' wreckage?

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17:39, 23 Apr 2021

Valtteri Bottas collided hard with Williams driver George Russell at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. On the DRS open straight both men went off hard. Mercedes were worried about what they could salvage from Bottas' car.

Irreparable?

Earlier technical director Andrew Shovlin announced that the car of the Finn was damaged beyond repair. There were also fears that the power unit might have suffered a serious blow from the crash.

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First inspection at Mercedes HPP suggests the Power Unit in Valtteri Bottas car has survived the big crash at Imola. He will likely get a new monocoque for the next race at Portimao even if the one he ran at Imola seems to be reusable after some minor fixes. #AMuS #F1

2:33 PM · Apr 23, 2021

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Monocoque

Despite the fact that the monocoque took a lot of punishment in Imola it can be used again in the future, although Mercedes will choose to let Bottas drive with a new one in Portimao.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

What was left for Mercedes to salvage from Bottas' wreckage?

Irreparable?

Monocoque

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