LE CASTELLET, France -- Valtteri Bottas said Sebastian Vettel's penalty at the French Grand Prix offered some consolation after he went from second on the grid to seventh at the finish thanks to a collision with the Ferrari driver.
Bottas was in second place when Vettel ran deep into the first corner and the two cars collided, forcing both to pit for repairs. The pit stop dropped Bottas to last place and the resulting damage to the floor of his car hindered his progression back through the field.
Vettel was given a five-second penalty for causing the collision, but still finished two places ahead of Bottas.