Valtteri Bottas thinks Alfa Romeo is behind in the 2023 season
Alfa Romeo has had a disappointing performance so far in the 2023 Formula 1 season. The team was able to score only 12 points in the first 9 races of the season, and its position in the championship is 10th.
Valtteri Bottas, the Finnish driver of the team, thinks that the team started the season in a weaker position compared to last year and did not catch up with its development compared to other teams throughout the year.
“Everyone in the team is aware that the starting point of the season is not as strong as last year and it is quite difficult to go up from there,” Bottas said. said.
“Yes, we are making improvements, but everyone is doing it; This is how things work.”
“We are not happy with our current performance and it is difficult to race in the back while we want to be close to the front. But we are not disappointed because we need to look ahead and plan well for next year.”
Bottas added that the team's bright start to the 2022 season sheds a dimmer light on their 2023 effort.
"I think in the first five or six races of last year, the situation looked a little better than it was because some teams had problems and we were one of the only teams in the weight limit." said.
“Mid-season and end-of-season probably better represented where we were. But even in this situation, we expected to take a step.”
Bottas thinks there is no particular area where the vehicle, team or factory is weak. “It just comes from the little things coming together.” said.
"So we have to keep outpacing other teams, it's the only solution."
“We have to look to the future and make a clear plan. Frankly, there has been quite a bit of change in the team, the management and the big roles.”
“More people will be joining the team later this year. That's why we can say that the restructuring is still going on and we won't be able to see the results this year; this will only be possible in the future.”
