Valtteri Bottas has said that Williams ‘expected slightly more’ from qualifying ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Bottas qualified 6th, two places ahead of teammate Felipe Massa. The Finn has praised his car, and believes he will be able to compete tomorrow.
“We expected slightly more from qualifying, but I think we have a competitive car for tomorrow to fight with Force India, Red Bull and hopefully Ferrari.”
He blamed a lack of speed for a poor qualifying by his standards, however admits that he has been plagued by the problem throughout the weekend.
“The balance felt good today but we were just missing some speed, as we have been all weekend.”
Bottas wants to ‘fight’ in tomorrow’s race, in order to get an impressive finish to the season.
“It should be an exciting race and we will fight to the end for every position to finish the season on a high.”
Bottas is currently 4th in the drivers standings, a point ahead of his fellow countrymen Kimi Raikkonen, and will hope he can pick up a third podium of the season on Sunday.
