Mercedes has confirmed that Valtteri Bottas has been checked and cleared by the medical centre staff▨ in Mexico following a big crash at the end 🔥of qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Bottas crashed out at the final Peraltada corner in the closing stages of Q3, running wide and hitting the wall before his car travelled along the length of t🐎he wall and into the TecPro barrier that was jutting out.

The incident left his c🗹ar with damage to t﷽he front, and while the Finn reported that he was OK over team radio after the crash, he could be heard trying to catch his breath.

The medical car was deployed to collect Bottas and take him to the medical centre after the crash was ಞrecorded at 17 G, trigger🍰ing the FIA's mandatory check system.

Mercedes confirmed ꦏsoon after the crash that Bottas had been checked over and cleared by the medical staff in Mexico, and wou♌ld be returning to the paddock.

UPDATE: He’s OK! has been seen at the Medical Centre ﷽and has returned to the Paddock💦. Great news!

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Bottas lost his final attempt to improve his time in Q3 as a result of the crᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚash, leaving him a proviꦦsional sixth on the grid, but Mercedes confirmed his car required significant repairs ahead of the race on Sunday.

"The car is extensively damaged," a spokesman said. "We are assessing exactly what work needs to𝄹 be completed for it to be re𝓀ady to race."

Should Bottas be outscored by Mercedes t✃eammate Lewis Hamilton by 14 points on Sunday, he would lose his slim hopes of winning a m𒊎aiden F1 world title this year.