Valtteri Bottas has already opened his points account for this season.
Valtteri Bottas has fought equally for points this season. AOP
Valtteri Bottas transferred to Alfa Romeo this season, which was still in the bottom line of the F1 series last season.
This season, a different, fairly fast car has been seen on the track, as Bottas drove for points in the first race of the season in Bahrain. Nastol was sixth on the Sakhir track.
Last weekend, Bottas was also driving to points in Saudi Arabia but had to stop. The pace of Alfa Romeo has been a positive surprise.
– I think it is the best possible scenario for our first season together. I couldn’t imagine it based on the information I got, Bottas said For Motorsport.com.
– I am very pleased with my decision.
Bottas believes that Alfa Romeo can lead the group that is chasing Ferrari and Red Bull, the top players at the moment. Bottas says that Alfa Romeo can take on the goal of beating even Mercedes in third place in the team championship battle.
– I think that should be the goal now. I think it works as a good motivation when setting a goal to be the best of others. Hopefully we will finally be able to fight for fifth place in the Games. That would be a big step for us.
– If we can develop a car, there is no doubt that we will not be able to fight for the third time trial session and the top ten rankings every time, Bottas continued.
The Bottas race in Saudi Arabia was interrupted when the engine overheated.
– Possibly a leak or something. We had to stop so as not to destroy the engine.
Bottas fought even sixth before the break. Alfa Romeo Team Manager Frederic Vasseurin according to the rise in heat began as early as the first round.
– We’re still investigating what happened. It’s really a shame because our pace was good. He (Bottas) was sensible and took no risks.