Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur says he is looking to take a similar approach to new signing Valtteri Bottas as he did with Charles Leclerc in 2018. Vasseur worked with Bottas when the Finn won the GP3 Championship with ART in 2011, before Leclerc achieved the same feat with the team five years later.
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Kimi Raikkonen retired from Formula 1 for the second time last month, after spending close to two decades in the sport during which he raced in 349 grand prix. The Finn made his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport in 2001 with Sauber (now called Alfa Romeo), and went on to race with McLaren and
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Kimi Raikkonen says he is looking to enjoy some time with his family following his departure from the busy F1 schedule, but has not completely ruled out further possible ventures in the future. Raikkonen contested 19 seasons across two spells in F1, breaking in 2010 and 2011 to take on the challenge of rallying with
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George Russell had commended his new team for the loyalty they showed his predecessor Valtteri Bottas during his five years with the team. The Finn signed to the German manufacturer ahead of the 2017 season after Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement having just won his one and only world title. Bottas had scored nine podiums in
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed he had to bite his tongue during his five seasons with Mercedes while he was often forced to play second fiddle to team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. Bottas aided Mercedes to five straight Constructors’ Championship successes while at the team – part of the their record-breaking eight. He won 10 of his
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Former Formula 1 driver Mika Hakkinen has expressed his sympathy with compatriot Valtteri Bottas’ difficult stint at Mercedes, but is glad the 32-year-old now has a team where he is “trusted.” Bottas spent five years racing for Mercedes alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton, with him joining in 2017 to replace Nico Rosberg who had just retired
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Kimi Raikkonen concedes that former team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s inability to win a championship with Ferrari will ultimately go down as a failure. Raikkonen partnered Vettel for four years at the Maranello outfit between 2015 and 2018, with the four-time world champion out-qualifying the Finn 47 times in 81 races. The German twice challenged Sir Lewis
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Former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has opened up on the pressure he was put under by team principal and co-owner Toto Wolff during his five years racing with the Silver Arrows. Bottas has joined Alfa Romeo for 2022, with him being replaced by George Russell at Mercedes. The 32-year-old joined the Mercedes F1 Team ahead
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Valtteri Bottas has indicated that his persistent one-year deals at Mercedes began to affect his “well-being” during his five-year stay at the serial Constructors’ Champions. The Finn claimed 10 race victories between 2017 and 2021 having signed from Williams at the end of the 2016 season. He was hurriedly brought in to replace the retiring
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas has said that he did not have a say in who his team-mate would be at his new team, adding that he has “trust” that team principal Frederic Vasseur made the right choice. Alfa Romeo have gone with a combination of experience and youth in 2022, with Bottas partnering
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