Sauber driver168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Valtteri Bottas hopes that their lack of performance at the Miami Grand Prix was simply an “outlier” as he fights for his F1 future.

Bottas and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu didn’t fare well in Miamꦰi as they were both knocked out in Q1.

Neither dr💟iver contended for the points either, with Bottas🥀 particularly dropping back from his starting position.

It was a clear step back in💯 performance for the Sauber outfit, whi꧑ch saw both cars make SQ3 in the China sprint.

Bottas was in contention for points in the main grand prix in Sha⛄nghai before a mechanical issue forced him out of th🤪e race.

With both drivers out of contract at the end of the year - and Sauber not wanting to retain either of them - they’re𝓰 in need of a big result.

Reflecting on Sauber’s display in Miami, Bottas is hopefulಌ their poor performance was a one-off.

“Of course, the starting position wasn’t the best, so I think it was good to try something different. Then, honestly, with that strategy, the timing of the Safety Car was the worst♏ possible,” he said.

“I hop🌌e this was an outlier. In the last two events we’ve been in a better place. Again, the next race [at Imola] is a veꦡry different track, so with some new bits on the car then we’ll see again. But it is tight, you know, and small gains can make a big difference.”

Zhou managed to out-𒅌race Bottas in Miami, scrapping with the likes of Oscar Piastri in the closing laps.

Zhou added: “It was actually not too bad for us [with the Safety C🤪ar], but the only thing is that we went for softs, so we ha🥂d almost 30 laps on softs and they fall off,” he commented.

“I think the issue was that we lacked some top speed against Alex and I couldn’t really pass him on the straights, so the whole race was rꦐeally compromised.”

Zhou revealed that S𝓰auber tried a variety of setups but none of them worked.

“It’s very clear this weekend 🎐both cars it’s been a real struggle. We tried to play a lot with different set-ups during Friday and Saturday but both didn’t seem to work,” he added.

“On the other side, I think 🍎a lot of ཧthe competitors brought upgrades for the last few races and we still have similar to what we had a few races ago. I’m sure in Imola we can make a step and it’s a question of how much.”