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Bottas says lack of grip at Sochi F1 circuit like ‘rally-style driving’
Valtteri Bottas has likened driving the final sector at the Sochi Autodrom to “rally-style driving” after struggling for grip in Formula 1 Friday practice. Check out the Crash F1 YouTube channel - CLICK HERE
Bottas may have struggled in the final sector - dropping nearly 0.5s to teammate Lewis Hamilton on his fastest effort in FP2 - but it was still enough to top the session as he excelled in the first two-thirds of the lap. The Finn admits he has to sort his issues in the final sector of the lap if he is to beat Hamilton to pole in qualifying. “It seemed so, especially on the low fuel runs I always had some sort of problem with the rear end, so there’s something to look at...
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