Two weeks ago in Monaco the problem on the front right wheel when stopping in the pits made it - in addition to the longest stop in the history of Formula 1 - that he had to resign very early in the race.
Finn is in conversation for Motorsport-Magazine.com o Baku explained that the team is not sure what is going on at all, but speed was the main problem for Mercedes and for Bottas. "The feeling at the race was quite similar to Saturday. We don’t fully understand, but we’re not fast enough. Right from the start, it was hard for me to follow Aston Martin, who was obviously faster in front of me.“Besides the speed problem, it is Bottas highlighted another: "One of the disadvantages of our car this year is the heating of the tires and at the flying start I had no chance, the cars overtook me on the left and right. That wasn't fun."
Bottas: That was it….
In front of the show Bottas v Baku and problems they don’t understand, the team Mercedes expresses fear that it could Finn it was about structural error race car. For Bottas experienced a racing weekend to forget. For Dutch television Ziggo Sport he repeated: "I think that's it. The race was like Saturday. It was a race from which we can learn something, and at the same time a race that must be quickly forgotten."
Finn he didn't just have a problem with management gum, but also with heating. He intends in the coming days Mercedes investigate this problem in detail so that he will have Bottas better options in France. “We need to find something”The racer concluded Mercedesa.