Valtteri Bottas triggered a brief red flag during Monaco Grand Prix third practice after a crash at the Swimming Pool. The Finn clipped the outside wall on the exit of the ultra-fast section, breaking off the front-right of his Stake machine. This meant he ground to a halt rounding Rascasse, triggering the red flags as the track was blocked, with Lewis Hamilton held up behind. Bottas's team-mate Zhou Guanyu also caused a red flag in Friday practice, although the delay for the Finn was only around four minutes long.

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🔴 RED FLAG 🔴 Bottas has hit the barriers breaking his front right suspension #F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/Pc00WMsdJJ — Formula 1 (@F1) May 25, 2024

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