Bottas sees quick Red Bull ahead of Mexican Grand Prix

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23:45, 05 Nov 2021

Valtteri Bottas could not match the speed of the RB16B of Max Verstappen. The difference was almost half a second and so the Finnish driver will have to work hard with Mercedes to beat rival Red Bull Racing in Mexico. The 32-year old driver told Sky Sports that he is not dissatisfied, but that there is still room for improvement.

"Starting the day, it was quite tricky with the low grip. Dusty track and difficult to get a proper read on the car. I felt that it was not far off and we could really fine-tune it for FP2," Bottas said afterwards.

Verstappen and Perez fast

Verstappen and Sergio Perez had a good second free practice. The Mercedes driver is wary. "Red Bull seems a bit quick. They definitely seem quicker today, at least on the single lap. They have strong pace on the soft tyre," he said.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Bottas sees quick Red Bull ahead of Mexican Grand Prix

Verstappen and Perez fast

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