Valtteri Bottas was left scratching his head after Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and felt that a fundamental issue was behind his Alfa Romeo's lack of pace in Baku. After a muted opening day of running at the venue, Bottas insisted that his team was on track for a step forward on Saturday. Instead, the Finn took a step back, to the point where he was outpaced by Alfa teammate Guanyu Zhou in qualifying by over six tenths of a second. That was a clear sign that Bottas was in for a difficult afternoon on Sunday, and indeed the Finn finished outside the top-ten for the first time since Jeddah and without a clue as to why his car had not been a top midfield contender as usual. ©AlfaRomeo...
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