Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo F1) said that the “rematch” with George Russell in 4th place at the 2022 F1 Round 4 Emilia Romagna GP was “very fun”.
Valtteri Bottas started on the 7th grid, but was an outstanding performer in front of the midfield and was able to aim for the podium. However, the pit stop when changing from intermediate tires to slick tires was slow, and many times were sacrificed.
Still, a strong recovery, Valtteri Bottas pushed late in the race to take fourth place from George Russell, who replaced him in the 2022 season with Mercedes.
Last year, Valtteri Bottas in Mercedes F1 and George Russell in Williams had some kind of grudge that they crashed fast in the rumors of a change.
Valtteri Bottas wasn’t able to overtake George Russell in the end, but said he was happy with the content of the race given the contact on the opening lap and the loss at the pit stop.
“We had some contact on Turn 2, but it was a good race,” Valtteri Bottas told reporters.
“Fortunately, there was no damage. The pit stop did force a bit of a compromise in the race, but after that there was a really good pace. I was able to push at full throttle throughout the race and quite a bit of Mercedes. I was caught. “
“Unfortunately, they didn’t have the pace to overtake at the end, but they still got good points.”
Valtteri Bottas said it was “really fun” to have a pace to fight Mercedes and said the Alfa Romeo F1 team had brought an upgrade to the Emilia Romagna GP.
“The upgrade we made this weekend definitely made the car even stronger and feels good,” said Valtteri Bottas.
Valtteri Bottas finished fifth in the F1 Emilia Romagna GP, raising the Alfa Romeo F1 team to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship, but Valtteri Bottas still has room for improvement. I explained that there is.
“It’s as planned so far, but there’s still a lot to be corrected and improved,” said Valtteri Bottas.
“I’m looking forward to the next race”
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