Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas is elated that team-mate, Zhou Guanyu, will be sticking around for another season. The Chinese rookie’s arrival at the team coincided with Bottas’ signature from Mercedes at the start of the year, as Alfa Romeo transitioned to a new chapter in their history. Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi had departed, and
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Zhou Guanyu is feeling on top of the world ahead of the returning Singapore Grand Prix, after having extended his deal with Alfa Romeo until the end of 2023, as a result of a strong rookie season. China’s first ever Formula 1 driver has performed well in his first season in the championship, where he’s
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has been highlighting the differences between the Ferrari engines he has been using this year, to the Mercedes power units he became accustomed to in the five years previous. The Finn raced with Renault power in his debut season in Formula 1 with Williams, who switched over to the Brixworth-made power
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was occasionally overruled by simulation numbers during his time at Mercedes. The Finn joined the eight-time champions alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2017, and he spent five years with them, winning 10 races in the process. He played an integral role in the Silver Arrows’ championship successes,
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Valtteri Bottas is currently “really, really enjoying” his first season away from Mercedes with Alfa Romeo, with the Finnish driver admitting that his new team have a more “human” approach. Bottas replaced 2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg in 2017, after the German shocked the paddock with his immediate retirement following his title glory. There
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas is willing to consider racing in other series after his time in Formula 1 is over, but it would need to be something much less time consuming. The Finn started his F1 career in 2013 with Williams, and he went on to race with the British side for another three years
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas tends to get recognised when he goes to the United States, but it never seems to be for the right reasons. The Finn was at the United States Grand Prix in 2019 when he got into a lift with some American fans, and when they asked who he was, he told
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas feels that he can “trust” his current employers more than he could Mercedes. The Finn was signed to Mercedes by team principal, Toto Wolff, after the shock retirement of 2016 world champion, Nico Rosberg, ahead of the 2017 season. Bottas was put straight up against Sir Lewis Hamilton, and he won
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has briefly discussed the comradery that exists between the drivers, confirming that they all share a WhatsApp Group Chat. The drivers have had a fair bit to talk about amongst each other over recent years, one of which was how to tackle the racism epidemic that has been so prominent since
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has sung the praises of former Mercedes team-mate and friend Valtteri Bottas, as the seven-time World Champion revealed his thoughts on the Finn’s first season at Alfa Romeo. Hamilton and Bottas were team-mates at the Silver Arrows from 2017-2021, after Bottas replaced 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg. The duo became one of
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