It has been criticized, often rightly, as in the edition of a year ago. But when Valtteri Bottas guess the right race, it is right to recognize it. A simply perfect Turkish Grand Prix for the Finn, who entered the club in double figures as F1 races won, reaching 10 James Hunt, Ronnie Peterson, Jody Scheckter and Gerhard Berger. Not satisfied, the future Alfa Romeo driver also hit the fastest lap in the race, for a tally of 26 points which strengthens his third place in the drivers’ standings.
The # 77 was very happy, these are his words after the checkered flag in Istanbul: “All perfect? Almost. I only made a small mistake in turn 1, I don’t remember which lap. I wasted some time there. It is about one of my best races undoubtedly, the car this weekend worked beautifully in all conditions. This makes life so much easier, I am satisfied with what I have done. The hardest thing to manage was the tires. You shouldn’t overheat them, the intermediates are very sensitive and begin to break after a few laps. The most important thing was the control of the race. Even in terms of strategy, everything was perfect, we stopped at the right time. I really missed the thrill of victory. It has been missing for more than a year and it is really very nice“.