Amid his first weeks of action with his new Mercedes team, Valtteri Bottas has had time to have a look around at their rivals admitting that he is wary of Ferrari and Red Bull while revealing that his own team is not quite where they want to be at this point of the preseason.
Speaking to media in the wake of his afternoon stint on day one of the second Formula 1 preseason test in Barcelona, Bottas said, “We haven’t quite got to the point where we want to be yet.”
“There’s always work to do with the car and we’re evaluating all the upgrades – what’s good and what’s not good – and seeing in what areas we still need to improve.
As for their main rivals, Bottas said, “I think Ferrari are looking very good – they seem to be consistent and fast. We shouldn’t underestimate them or Red Bull.”
“We’ll need to keep working hard to be in the best shape possible for Melbourne,” he added.
As for his half day in the cockpit of the W08, Bottas said, “We managed to complete more mileage – more than 80 laps in four hours – which is good.”
“We’re still focusing on the long runs and doing setup changes and learning about the car, so it was a valuable day.”
“We’re not looking at lap times right now, but we can beat the 1:19.705 we set last week if we want to, it’s definitely possible,” concluded the Finn.
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