Bottas was unlucky with the issue with his rear tyres before the race started. That was not his fault.
But after the first stop, he was on softer tyres than LH, yet could not catch SV, and could not get away from LH. Leading to the team asking him to let LH by.
I have no doubts that had VB caught SV, there would not have been a request to let LH by. And probably have won the race. VB just doesn't have what it takes to keep up with drivers like SV and LH. He is looking more and more like a number 2 driver.
Last edited by F1Guy; 16 Apr 2017 at 23:55.
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