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Valtteri Bottas once again reiterated that he will do “what’s best for the team” at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and that includes buying them beers!
Valtteri Bottas had an eventful Saturday in Jeddah, after Mercedes detected a fuel leak on his engine after FP3.
The team thankfully managed to swap the engine in time for Qualifying and Valtteri qualified in P2, behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
“It was an important qualifying today,” the Finn said at the post-quali press conference.
“For me, I had a bit of a struggle in FP3 and actually had to change the engine. The guys just finished the car before qualifying and everything was working fine, so I was happy.
“The last lap was on the limit and I enjoyed it, but it’s a tough track. I mean, we are pushing one lap after the other and the grip doesn’t drop, so it’s quite tough.”
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He was asked then if the problems with his car disrupted his preparations for quali.
“My preparations? Not at all. The guys, they just finished the car in time and everything was working fine.
“So I’ve already told them I’ll buy them some beers when we are allowed to have some. That will be on me.”
Valtteri was then asked if he wants to win the race.
“Of course, if there’s a chance I can win the race I’ll try, but if not then we need to maximise the team result. I’m not fighting for the championship anymore, we need to keep that in mind.
“Lewis and Max are, so we need to see what’s best for the team,” Bottas concluded.
