GPI 2017 Spanish Grand Prix | Page 145

2017 SPANISH GRAND PRIX two cars, so it was very close.” “After the contact I really struggled in the first stint. I should have finished on the podium so it’s very disappointing, but we took a risk going to the old engine [after discovering a water leak in Friday practice].” “We knew it was running out of mileage but that was the only option we could have done to qualify, so that’s life,” explained Bottas who still lies third in the championship, albeit 41 points adrift of Vettel and 35 down on Hamilton. GPI