Amid uncertainty over his seat with Mercedes in 2022, Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton told him “directly” that he would like him to remain his team-mate.
Valtteri Bottas talks about the bad luck he experienced in Formula 1, and says he can now laugh at the brutal collision he had with George Russell at Imola.
Valtteri Bottas enjoys rally racing in his time off from F1. The Finn talks about ‘transferable skills’ betwen the two disciplines, and the physicality of F1.
Recently Toto Wolff said he believes Mercedes’ Formula E drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries “deserve to be Formula 1”. Valtteri Bottas is not concerned.
Valtteri Bottas has served in the Finnish military, rising to the rank of lance corporal. He talks about what he learned and if that helps him in his racing career.