Yesterday saw Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas involved in an intriguing situation. While both the drivers safely came out of close contact, it could have been fatal. Bottas has been with Mercedes for almost five years. The Finnish driver is used to finishing in the top three or four. However, now that Valtteri is with Alfa Romeo, we saw him struggling in the midfield after a long while.

What happened between Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll in Melbourne?

Valtteri last saw situations like these, maybe back in his Williams days. Though he has obviously been into crashes and midfield positions even with Mercedes, it’s kind of strange to see him dangling behind all the time. The Finn tries his level best to push his Alfa Romeo to its limits; however; the car was not a competitor, at least not in Melbourne. Despite that, Bottas’ result has been nothing short of commendable.

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During the Sunday race, an incident involved Stroll running Bottas wide, actually off-track. They even fined the Canadian driver for weaving, as we saw him swirling too much right in front of the Alfa Romeo. Bottas sounded disappointed and said, “Yeah, the weaving just made it very hard for me to decide where to go, it was a bit on the limit,”

“And yeah that pass, obviously forced me to go off the track, so I don’t think that’s how you should race.” Obviously, Stroll’s driving did not impress Bottas, whose car could’ve faced potential damage.

Aston Martin struggling even more in 2022

The funny part is that during qualifying, Stroll was involved in a huge crash with Nicholas Latifi. Latifi, in a bid to pass Stroll, did not anticipate the Aston Martin moving to the right and hitting it. From what we saw, it’s hard to admit that it wasn’t Stroll’s fault. This weekend, overall, has not proven to be a good one for Aston Martin.

The British team saw both cars crashing out during free practice sessions. Moreover, the qualifying was horrible for the team, as Sebastian Vettel and Lance started the GP in P17 and P19, respectively. Furthermore, Vettel was soon out of the race after he made contact with the barriers and lost his front wing.

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Well, it looks a tough ride for Aston Martin, as they are the only team left with zero points on the board. The car, moreover, is not providing with the pace or reliability they’d expect. Let’s see if the Silverstone-based team can pull up their socks and make their way into the mid-field.