A brand new entrance wing contributed to efficiency from Valtteri Bottas within the Melbourne race, though a pit cease delay meant that it wasn’t transformed into factors as he slipped again to thirteenth.
On the subsequent occasion in Suzuka, the workforce may have one other improve package deal – which will probably be its third in 4 races – because it tries to search out an edge within the tight midfield pack.
“In fact we all know that this championship will probably be extraordinarily aggressive, and the battle will probably be actually powerful till the final race,” Alunni Bravi instructed Motorsport.com.
“We’ve accomplished three races, and we [would] be extra apprehensive if we did not have the tempo to combat for the factors. However we all know that we now have the tempo to combat for the factors. Australia has been a affirmation of this, so we want additionally to look forward with confidence.
Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Workforce Consultant, Kick Sauber F1 Workforce
Photograph by: Sauber F1 Workforce
“As quickly as we now have mounted this pitstop downside – and we need to repair it as quickly as doable – we may have different alternatives to attain factors, as a result of that is the extent that our automobile now has proven, that we might be within the place to combat for the factors at each race.
“That is the constructive that we will take out from the race. We’ve improved additionally with the brand new entrance wing, each in qualifying and the race, having stability.
“In Japan we may have additionally the brand new improve, the third this season within the first 4 races. The precedence now’s to repair these points as quickly as doable.”
Bottas indicated that the automobile felt far more aggressive in Australia, even when he didn’t get the end result that he felt he deserved.
“It is crucial to take these alternatives, however really pace-wise, it looks as if we’re a bit nearer to Aston to than we have seen beforehand,” the Finn famous in Melbourne.
“We’ve upgrades for Japan. We have been undoubtedly feeling higher in comparison with the primary two occasions, and hopefully the upgrades work in Japan, after which we’ll see.
“It is a lengthy season forward. However the primary factor is now the pitstops – we have to get them proper, in any other case it would not matter what you might have within the automobile.”
Requested if the wing seen in Melbourne could be additional enhanced by the brand new elements in Suzuka, he mentioned: “It is fairly an remoted improve, so it was a small step. However hopefully we will make a much bigger step in Japan.”
