F1
Monday, March 21, 2022, 7:43 p.m.
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Author: Zoltán Kármán, photo: DPPI
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Although he was able to start in a row with Lewis Hamilton, by the end of the first lap he was far out of the top ten. Afterwards, however, Bottas showed excellent catching up, with eight points to be rewarded.
Alfa Romeo packed a pretty good race car this year, as evidenced by Saturday’s time trial. Although no one expected this in advance, it was right behind last year’s teammate Lewis Hamilton to start in third place in Bahrain. However, when the red lights went out, there was horror, a lousy start, and a staggering setback.
At the start, he was separated from Lewis Hamilton by another spot, ten a lap later. Bottas fell back to 14th in the post-start scramble, but then the Finn grabbed the great sixth place with great leadership and a similarly good strategy. The C42 is clearly competitive.
Bottas was the worst at the start and then showed his best face in Bahrain
“I produced a very good catch-up. The weakest link in my race was clearly the start, we can call it catastrophic. Already on the line, my wheels were starting to spin, I was practically cooking my rear tires, and then I was an easy target for everyone who just attacked me in the first lap, ”Valtteri Bottas analyzed the situation after the downhill.
“We need to look at what exactly happened and learn from it. However, as my situation and pace stabilized, I applied with excellent catching up, more good overtaking, good strategy, and a smooth race from there. Let us not go without saying Guanyu Zhou’s masterpiece. He made his debut with a great race, I’m glad he immediately scored a point on his first try. The whole team worked well, making it a great start to the season for Alfa Romeo, ”Bottas added.
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