Results might not have gone Valtteri Bottas' way so far in 2018, but the Finn believes he is performing at a far higher level than he was last season.
After five races, Bottas is third in the standings and 37 points behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Since crashing out of qualifying at the season opener in Australia, Bottas has finished third three times, although he could have won in Spain were it not for a late Safety Car and would have won in Azerbaijan had he not suffered a race-ending puncture while leading with a handful of laps remaining.