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Turn 10 snap cost Bottas ‘more than gap to pole'

Valtteri Bottas said an 'annoying' snap at Turn 10 cost him more than his 0.13s deficit to pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish GP. Last time out in Portimao Bottas issued a timely reminder that he can still play a part in the 2021 title race by taking pole and the fastest lap of the race. P2 was also possible for Bottas at the Algarve International Circuit but a sensor issue while he homed in on Max Verstappen meant P3 was the best he could do. Fortunately though the momentum continued into qualifying for the Spanish GP as Bottas and Red Bull's Verstappen looked the most likely to claim pole, only for Hamilton to come from behind and seal pole number 100 of his career. But if Bottas...
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