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Bottas suspects damage only explanation for 'off the pace' Saudi GP

Valtteri Bottas suspects damage floor damage likely picked up on the opening lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was responsible for his Ala Romeo's dismal pace in Jeddah. Bottas' display was so inconspicuous for the entire duration of the event that one would have been forgiven to believe that the Finn hadn't even been on the grid. And yet he was as he launched his race from 14th, lost a position at the start, pitted on lap 9 to swap his mediums for hards and then settled at the bottom of the field for the remainder of the evening, the only driver to finish a lap down on race winner Sergio Perez. F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP Bottas suspected that – like McLaren's...
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