“I’m really happy with the decision,” Valtteri Bottas happy at Alfa Romeo and ready to chase the Ferrari and Red Bull higher up the grid
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Valtteri Bottas' Alfa Romeo in action in Barcelona
Valtteri Bottas’ move to Alfa Romeo came after Mercedes decided to bring in George Russell as their poster boy in the future and eventually replace Lewis Hamilton as their main driver in the coming years. While it seemed to be a bit of a challenge for the driver, Bottas has actually handled it quite well.
Alfa Romeo has performed far better than anyone would’ve expected from the team following their pre-season testing rounds. In the opening two races of the 2022 season, they appear to be at the top of the mid-field, comfortably challenging the Alpine and to some extent, Mercedes.
Speaking of his team’s performance, Valtteri Bottas, as quoted by Autosport, said, “I think this was kind of the best case scenario for our first season together that I could ever imagine with the information I had. So yeah, definitely I’m really happy with the decision I made, and I’m happy overall as well, so yeah, enjoying it. If we can keep improving the car there’s no doubt we should be still able in future to always fight for Q3 and top 10 places, so that is good to see.”
Valtteri Bottas’ hope and satisfaction with the car
The Finn also hopes to challenge Mercedes for the third spot and chase Ferrari and Red Bull, which is also the target for the team. He said, “I think that needs to be the target now. We seem to be more or less in the same place as in Bahrain, even though I thought this could be maybe more difficult. Hopefully, we eventually can fight for fifth position in the race. That would be a big step for us.”
Bottas had to retire his car early in the second race of the season, after driving comfortably for sixth place. The driver tussled with both the Alpines but unfortunately had to return to the pits and retire.
Valtteri appeared optimistic about his battle. He said, “I think we had a good race until then. So I think I was fighting for P6. The car felt OK, the pace was good. And if anything maybe we had a bit of an upper hand to Alpine. So not bad.”
Alfa Romeo is still investigating the issue with the car, which made Valtteri Bottas retire. The driver believes there was a leak problem. However, it’s for sure it was done to save the engine.
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