Bottas hopes to “take as many points as possible”

A few days after the announcement of his arrival at Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas demonstrated his talent as a pilot in the best possible way. 96 thousandths ahead Lewis Hamilton, the Finn recalled that he was not just a luxury joker : " My last lap was very beautiful. It was very fun. The weekend is starting very well, I hope we will have a good race pace ». 

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A performance that his British teammate did not forget to praise: “ Congratulations to Valtteri, it was a great ride. For the team, it's good that we're both on the front line. I'm optimistic for the race, we have to make a good start and try to do a double ». 

Valtteri Bottas must take advantage of starting from pole tomorrow because he will be last on the grid on Sunday, following the penalty received for changing powertrain. But, this does not discourage the native of Nastola: “ The sprint race allows you to have points but there are others distributed on Sunday. It's different to start behind but I have to take the maximum points ». 

Before Sunday, Valtteri Bottas hopes to secure his 18th pole position by winning tomorrow's sprint race.