The 2021 nightmare repeated: Bottas faces another wheel problem!

Cadillac needed approximately six hours to remove the right rear wheel from Valtteri Bottas's car after a faulty wheel nut prevented the Finnish driver from starting the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo.

According to TodayPress TV, the information was shared by a fan account associated with the team on the social media platform X.

Before the scheduled start of the race, mechanics attempted to change the wheel set but were unable to loosen the nut on the right rear wheel. Cadillac explained that the thread had been damaged, causing the nut's edges to become stripped. As a result, Bottas was unable to take part in the race.

The incident brought back memories of a similar episode at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix, when the Finnish driver was racing for Mercedes. On that occasion, mechanics were unable to remove the right front wheel from his car during a pit stop because of a faulty wheel gun. Bottas had to retire from the race, while removing the wheel at the team's base in Brackley took approximately 43 hours.

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