Valtteri Bottas faces a challenge from the back of the grid in Barcelona

It is not the Saturday Valtteri Bottas wanted, landing in P20 for Sunday’s Grand Prix at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. Lining up at the very back is never the goal, but the reality of the race is still ahead of us.

Here is the thing: the conditions might just play into his hands. With intense heat and significant tyre degradation expected, Bottas is anticipating opportunities to fight through the field for Cadillac. It is going to be a long, busy afternoon for the machine.