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Disappointed Bottas agrees: 'I think that's it'
- GPblog.com
Valtteri Bottas has had a disappointing race. The Finnish driver was hoping to end a difficult weekend on a good note at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, but finished outside the points.
Again the driver of Mercedes did not manage to keep up with the pace of the front runners. The German team fears that there is a structural problem with the car. For Bottas it was a weekend to forget quickly. " I think that's it", Bottas agreed afterwards in front of the cameras of Ziggo Sports. "It was in the race like yesterday. It's a race to learn from, but also to forget quickly afterwards."
Not only did Bottas not manage to keep up with the speed of his competitors, but the Finn has also been having problems warming up his front tyres. In the coming days, Mercedes will be looking hard for the cause of the problem, so that Bottas will have a better performance in Canada. "We have to find something."
Hamilton off the track
Mercedes seemed to take the full points with Lewis Hamilton for a moment, but a mistake by the driver sent him shooting off the track. Sergio Pérez won the race and is therefore provisionally third in the world championship.