Sauber Formula 1 team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi says it was important for him to apologise to Valtteri Bottas for the ongoing pitstop delays that are compromising races.
Following problems with wheelnuts for Bottas in Bahrain and team-mate Zhou Guanyu in Saudi Arabia, the former endured another lengthy stop in the Australian GP at a stage when he had a chance to score points. Bottas eventually crossed the line in 14th place, and Alunni Bravi immediately got on the radio to offer the Finn a public apology for the pit issue, while promising that it would be resolved.
' Valtteri Bottas, Kick Sauber C44 Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images Bottas admitted that a second pit delay in three starts was frustrating, especially with a top 10 finish on offer. 'It's tough,' he said. 'It's not like points are easy to get this year. So I think we lost an opportunity there. 'But it just shows that obviously, we haven't 100% fixed the issue with the stops.
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