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Bottas: Permanent fix for Sauber F1 pitstop woes "by Imola"
Sauber has faced cross-threading issues on the wheel nuts since the first race in Bahrain, resulting in slower pitstops compared to its midfield rivals. The team has made modifications and changed procedures to address the hardware issues, but a permanent fix is still pending. Sauber’s struggles in pitstops have proven costly in the tight midfield battle this season, with drivers Bottas and Zhou Guanyu yet to score points. Bottas mentioned introducing further modifications for the Chinese Grand Prix, aiming to improve pitstop performance. The team aims to iron out the pitstop issues and unleash its full potential by the Imola race, as the current problems have hindered the team’s true race results.
