Bottas says his own mistake ended his race at Sepang

Valtteri Bottas said a mistake of his own ended his Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after he took risks trying to stay with the pack. He made the admission in a post-race team debrief on Sunday.

Bottas had started on slick tyres. He said he and the team expected the track at Sepang to dry sooner and thought the gamble was worth trying. He spun into the gravel and retired nine laps into the race, bringing out the safety car.

“I can only apologise to the team for that,” Bottas said.