Valtteri Bottas’ race in Austin ended in suspension.
Carlos Sainz’s pole position changed at the end of the race in the first corner. Max Verstappen sped away. PDO
– Now we need points. I believe that there are good opportunities for that today.
That’s how he painted Valtteri Bottas In the V-sport pit interview during the Austin GP.
Bottas referred to the battle between Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin in the manufacturers’ standings.
The departure did not go as planned. The place in the fourth row changed due to a tire collision in the initial traffic instead of eleven.
It was even worse on Saturday with a gasser in the pole position With Carlos Sainz. Max Verstappen sped away from the chest, and everything to a heap George Russell push Sainz in the first corner out of the race.
Russell accepted a five-second penalty for the hit.
Verstappen sent out a lot of wind on the team radio – but the real problems were caused by the lap 36 pit stop, which burned more than 11 seconds. The victory that seemed certain turned into a frantic chase.
Verstappen overtook the leading driver Lewis Hamilton six laps before the checkered flag and took the win at the weekend dead by Dietrich Mateschitz in honor of.
– This victory is dedicated to Dietrich, Verstappen commented according to the BBC.
– Everything looked good, but it took a little longer in the pit. I had to find my way to the spike again.
The victory was Verstappen’s thirteenth of the season. No one in F1 history has been able to do better, only the same Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013).
Bottas interrupted
Bottas didn’t make it to the finish line. He spun his car on the sand on lap 17.
– The rear went under, Bottas summed up for V-sport.
– It was my fault. At least the gust of wind didn’t help.
Team mate Guanyu Zhou ended up in 13th place, so Alfa Romeo missed out on points. Vettel fought his Aston Martin to eighth, so the gap with Alfa narrowed to three points.
Red Bull secured the team championship. Verstappen had already secured the driver’s championship.
Three races have yet to be run: Mexico City, São Paulo and Abu Dhabi.
Valtteri Bottas missed points in Austin. PDO