Valtteri Bottas hoped for better from his weekend at Interlagos, especially after the good qualification at the gates of Q3. But the Stake F1 driver was faced with the same problems as all season: a lack of performance and poor tire usage.
“We tried everything we could in what was a very special race with difficult and changing conditions and many restarts, including a red flag” Bottas said.
“Our biggest problem was getting the tires up to temperature, which set us back during the first few laps after each restart. Once the tires were up to temperature, we were better, but not enough to fight with the cars behind us. preceded.”
“Overall, the performance was worse than I expected, but we gave it our all. Now we have time to regroup, as the team will work hard to make changes as soon as possible. possible for the remaining races.”
Guanyu Zhou finished last on the track despite Oliver Bearman and Fernando Alonso going off the track: “This weekend was quite difficult: with the reshuffle of the program and the qualifying which took place on Sunday morning before the race in the afternoon, all the teams had to adapt.”
“Today's race was not easy: at each stint and after each Safety Car it took 10 to 15 laps to get the tires in the right window, but at that point the race took us had already escaped.”
“The lack of grip and difficult conditions made this race a real challenge. We now need to use the time we have left before Las Vegas to understand what we need to do to get back into contention.”
