Valtteri Bottas says Alfa Romeo’s number one priority is to improve their reliability having seen their early season form slip away.

Having finished within the points in five of the opening six races, Bottas has now gone on a run of four consecutive grands prix without finishing in the top 10.

This has meant that both he and his team Alfa Romeo have slipped down the Drivers and Constructors’ standings respectively.

Last time out at Silverstone, it was another pointless race with Bottas’ team-mate Zhou Guanyu crashing in the first lap and the Finn also retiring due to a gearbox issue.