The spin of the first corner, which came due to a desperate attempt to avoid Ocon’s Renault, which in turn was turning, should have been an omen. The race of Valtteri Bottas in Turkey it was a real nightmare, probably the most difficult of his entire F1 career. The Finn, to keep his championship hopes alive, would have had to beat his teammate at least Lewis Hamilton. Instead, between errors, problems with the car and assorted misfortunes, he was unable to complete even a single lap in the top-10. A Sunday to be canceled, his, which we relive here through the most significant radio teams between him and his track engineer.
Lap 1, Turn 1 (spin to avoid Ocon)
Bottas: “I had contact, please check the front wing“.
Lap 1, turn 8 (contact with Ocon and spin)
Mercedes: “There are still opportunities“.
Lap 15, turn 12 (spin)
Mercedes: “All right?”
Bottas: “Yes, f ***!“.
Lap 16, turn 5 (spin)
Mercedes: “Let us know if the tires are good. Are there any blunders? “.
Bottas: “Yes, I’m ok“.
Turn 21, turn 2 (spin)
Bottas: “The right front starts to get worse“.
Lap 40, turn 2 (spin)
Bottas: “My tires are completely gone“.
Lap 58, end of the race
Mercedes: “14th place “.
Bottas: “Yes, sorry. It was a bit of a disaster. With the contact on the first lap, I’m not sure everything was okay “.
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