Valtteri Bottas has voiced his concerns over Sauber’s persistent lack of pace, which has left them as the only team without points in the 2024 F1 season. The Finnish driver finished 16th in the Austrian Grand Prix, citing the team’s overall speed deficit as the primary reason for his uneventful race.
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