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New Pirelli tyres advantage for Mercedes against Red Bull? "Don't know."
- GPblog.com
Valtteri Bottas believes he can compete with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez's Red Bull Racing this weekend. The Finn was quite far behind Verstappen, but the Mercedes driver is confident of a good outcome this weekend.
When asked in the press conference if Mercedes can close the gap with Red Bull, Bottas replied according to the Italian FormulaPassion: "Yes, we can. Let's see on Sunday." In any case, Bottas seems determined to improve himself in what is set to be the ninth Grand Prix of the season.
New tyres Pirelli
Tyre supplier Pirelli wants to start driving Formula 1 with new rear tyres from the British Grand Prix onwards. This is due to the fact that Verstappen and Lance Stoll's tyres blew up in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit.
Bottas is not sure if the new rubber will bring Mercedes closer to its Austrian title rival. "To be very honest, I don't know. We haven't driven the tyres yet, that will happen tomorrow. Everything that is said until then is speculation," the 31-year-old Finn concludes wisely.