Bottas reflects on first day in Bahrain and Pirelli's 2021 tyres

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19:19, 27 Nov 2020

After the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, there was a lot of talk about the tyres Pirelli had brought with him. The drivers had to test with the new rubber for 2021 and that didn't work out well.

“The most important thing was to learn about the new Pirelli tires today,” said Valtteri Bottas afterwards in a video on Mercedes' on Twitter. "We were able to gather a lot of information about that. They have made them a lot stronger, but purely looking at the performance I am not yet convinced. We were able to learn a lot from today."

"All in all, it was not the easiest day on the track. It was a bit dusty and windy at the beginning. The second session was a lot better, but I haven't been able to drive a good lap yet. That should definitely happen in the near future."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Bottas reflects on first day in Bahrain and Pirelli's 2021 tyres

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