Bottas says fastest lap 'point can make a difference in the end'

Valtteri Bottas has said that he believes the new rule that gives one championship point to the fastest lap could make a 'big difference' in the driver's championship standings. Bottas picked up the extra point in Australia with a few other drivers also pushing to try and get the fastest time, which created an exciting end to the race. Although it is only a single point, it seems that they could all add up to create a significant difference.

After the first round, Bottas is leading the driver's championship and will look to increase this in Bahrain this weekend.

"It's a point and if you get three of those or more it's going to make a big difference at the end of the year," said Bottas to gptoday.net. "You never know. One point can make a difference in the end.

It will be interesting to see how big a difference this new rule will make during the championship.