F1’s struggling duo hope Miami is an “outlier” with futures uncertain
It w𝓀as a tough weekend for two drivers fighting for their F1 futures.

Sauber driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu didn’๊t fare well in Miami as they were bo🔯th knocked out in Q1.
Neither driver contended for the points either, with Bottas particularl𒆙y dropping back from his starting position.
It was a clear step back in performance for the Sauber outfit, which saw bo𓃲th cars make SQ3 in the China sprint.
Bottas was in contention for points in🅰 the main grand prix in Shanghai before a mechanical issue forced him out of the race.
With both drivers out of contract at the end of the year - and🔯 Sauber not wanting to retain either of them - they’re in need of a big result.
Reflecting on Sauber’s display in Mia🦄mi, Bottas is hopeful 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 s🌱trategy, the timing of the Safety C🍬ar was the worst possible,” he said.
“I hope this was an outlier. In the last two events we’ve been in a better place. Again, the next race [at Imo﷽la] i🗹s a very 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-race Bottas in Miami, scrapping🤡 with the likes of Oscar Pi🐼astri in the closing laps.
Zhou added: “It was actually not too bad for us [with the Safety Car], but the only thing is that we went for softs, so we had 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 really compromised.”
Zhou revealed that Sauber tried a vari🐟ety 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 tꦯo work,” he💯 added.
“On the other side, I think a lo🌟t of the 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.”

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