SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Valtteri Bottas admits a poor start cost him victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix after he finished second to Sebastian Vettel at Interlagos.
Bottas started from pole position on Sunday but lost first place to Vettel in Turn 1 as the Ferrari driver made a lunge to the inside. From that point onwards, Vettel never looked back and maintained a big enough gap over Bottas to prevent a fightback.
"It was in the start that we lost the race, which is unfortunate," Bottas said. "The issue for me was the initial wheel spin, as soon as I started to released the clutch I broke the traction and got wheel spin, so that's why I had a poor getaway.