Alfa Romeo F1 is “extremely encouraging” regarding what Valtteri Bottas will be able to achieve in future races as he hunts down Mercedes F1 George Russell in the second half of the Emilia Romagna GP race. talk.
Valtteri Bottas was unable to run the second free practice session due to mechanical problems in qualifying Q3 on Friday, but finished the sprint in 7th place. Even in the final, he maintained his momentum and lost time at a very late pit stop, but chased George Russell in a battle for 4th place at the end of the race.
Valtteri Bottas finished the race in 5th place, although he mightn’t find a way to overtake Mercedes F1 in the end. Alfa Romeo F1 is in fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship.
Alfa Romeo F1 trackside engineering director Zebi Pjoler said that Harteri Bottas’ performance at Imola might continue to fight at this level given that Mercedes F1 is struggling over the weekend. Is paying attention, but admits that it is still a positive sign for the team.
Asked regarding the pace of the C42, Zebi Pujoler told RacingNews365.com, “It’s very encouraging for us.”
“But the question mark is what happens when they are all fighting there. At this point, we don’t know until we fight them.”
“It was certainly a little difficult straight when we were fighting Russell in Mercedes F1.”
Ahead of the first Grand Prix of Miami, Zebi Pujoler admits that performance levels can vary from race to race.
“It can be different in Miami,” said Zebi Pujoler.
“Miami will have a different format for the race weekend so we can start on the higher grid and hope it helps.”
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