Opening incident made race “very difficult” for Bottas

Valtteri Bottas reflected on a “very difficult” Mexico City Grand Prix in which he got crashed in the opening lap of the race.

Details:

• Bottas started on the top spot but got spun through the first corner, losing many places.
• The Finnish driver then failed to maximize his opportunities and finished the race way behind the top.

What he said:

• “Max [Verstappen] did a great job at the first corner. After that, I hoped that there would be more opportunities to pass, but then I got a blow from behind. That made my race very difficult.”