Alfa Romeo “stepped up as a team” for F1 2023

At last year’s first Barcelona test, the Alfa Romeo team was hit by various reliability issues, a trend which continued to persist throughout the season.

But last week Bottas and Zhou Guanyu completed a combined 401 laps over three days, albeit after one stoppage for Bottas with a suspected Ferrari power unit issue and a minor systems error.

“It was definitely way better than last year at this point,” Bottas commented on the C43’s reliability. “So, I think we’re…