At the top of 2021, Valtteri Bottas left Mercedes after a profitable 5 years with the Brackley outfit. Bottas was a part of 5 world constructors’ titles with Mercedes. After being on par along with his former staff Mercedes final 12 months, Alfa Romeo dipped in kind and completed P6 within the standings with 55 factors. However, after leaving the Silver Arrows, the Finish driver believes his profitable days are usually not behind him.
In an interview with RacingNews365.com Bottas, it was revealed that he anticipated extra from his new staff. “It is pretty simple – other teams managed to improve a bit more than us over the winter,” stated Bottas. “We’ve not been in the places we’re aiming for, which was to regularly be in the points – I have only scored in one race. That has to change,” he continued.
Bottas additionally opened up a few change in mentality after becoming a member of Alfa Romeo. Joining the Hinwil-based staff meant he had to surrender on his championship desires. But Bottas claims that his contract with Alfa Romeo is long-term. “Of course, I miss winning but I take this as a project and now the satisfaction comes from different things,” he argued. “It’s a long-term thing which I want to be involved in and I have not given up on winning,” he said.
Bottas shares insights on his new management function at Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu; picture credit: The RaceIn his 5-year stint with Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas was usually overshadowed by his then-teammate Lewis Hamilton. However, after becoming a member of Alfa Romeo in 2022, Bottas needed to accomplice up with rookie driver Zhou Guanyu, bearing a management function.
Bottas defined that teaming up with Zhou is a special expertise and described it as “natural.” He additional defined how the technical facet of Formula One excites him, and his work with the staff is greater than solely driving the automobile. “I am really enjoying that part of my work that is not just purely driving, it is a bit more involved in the technical stuff, which is nice,” he stated.
Sunday 🇪🇸I knew one thing was not proper as we speak, and we discovered important ground injury put up race which was costing aero efficiency. That meant no likelihood to battle for factors as we speak.Happy for my teammate @ZhouGuanyu24 to select up couple of factors for us and might’t wait to get again… pic.twitter.com/sBFPtcUgD7— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) June 4, 2023
Valtteri Bottas, after a promising begin along with his new staff, has dropped in kind come the 2023 season. After accumulating 49 factors final 12 months, Bottas completed tenth within the drivers’ standings, and his staff completed a powerful sixth place within the constructors’. However, this season his teammate is difficult the Finn each race weekend and has the higher of him in qualifying. A sixth place end on the Bahrain Grand Prix stays the one factors end for Bottas this 12 months.
