Valtteri Bottas has spoken of his disappointment with his performance in the Chinese Grand Prix having finished in 10th.
Bottas was four places below his teammate Felipe Massa and placed the blame on the crash between the Ferraris for his poor start to the race.
“It was a disappointing race. I was blocked at the start because of the crash between the Ferraris and lost many positions,” he said.
The Finn also claimed that he struggled when he changed to the medium tyre, and also speculated that there may have been a mechanical issue with the car which led to his poor performance.
“The beginning of the race was looking alright, the pace was pretty good on the soft tyres, but once I went on to the medium tyre the pace was not there and I was struggling with overall grip. We need to check and see if everything was alright with the car, but it was difficult out there today in the last stint.”
This result leaves Bottas in 10th in the Drivers’ Championship with only seven points to his name. He will hope for a better performance at the next race in Russia on May 1.
