My impression of Valteri is that he is that rarest of characters in F1 - Mr Nice Guy. He always appears modest, but quietly competent, and definitely under-rated in the eyes of most fans. I wish him all the best in his new role. I would not be surprised if he suddenly started to shine - it will depend what sort of backing he gets from his new team.

@malcolmi

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct.

@sinistertoady6712

2 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong. It was a bit before my time but... didn't he absolutely slay in the williams? Like he was the No1 in that team by a few solid places often pushing Mark Webber out of the podium spots or 4th place. I may be completely wrong but I was always told he was a bit of an Alonso by pushing his car beyond its place.

@therealroyhobbs

2 жыл бұрын

Finnish are the most relaxed

@arroe8386

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it would be shocking if he wouldn't shine alongside a rookie paydriver teammate

@Cronin_

2 жыл бұрын

He really is the embodiment of what a Finn is

They did him dirty. I feel for him. I wasn’t rooting for Hamilton anymore. I was rooting for Bottas. I am so happy to see him somewhere else. Not because he’s in a worse car but I think he will be treated better. That’s what he deserves.

@itachiuchiha7728

2 жыл бұрын

Hamilton 5th Bottas 6 after Quali i mean yeah Sauber cant keep up over the season with Mercedes but still the Sauber looks nice and its fast as well now there is one last question how well he is in the race?

@EdwardDragon96

2 жыл бұрын

@@itachiuchiha7728 Well with the new budget rules I do expect them to be able to keep up.

@jayg8441

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching Hamilton this season

@andrewmelton2686

2 жыл бұрын

Serious question. Do you think valterri could beat lewis over a whole season without team orders ? 😂

@EdwardDragon96

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmelton2686 In the same car? Yes. In an Alfa with Lewis in a Mercedes? Maybe.

Bottas ain't hyping Lewis's skills is a showclass of how decent Bottas is and how he admire Lewis's genuine talent. My respect always to Bottas

@ajstyles5704

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis Hamilton genuine talent? Being consistent? Lewis Hamilton has lost all 4 championships that has an equal pace title winning car, to Raikkonen, Button, Rosberg and Verstappen. And his win in 2008 was a default win, after Raikkonen dominated the first 5 races and then had massive amount of problems with the car, leaving Massa to chase, that’s like, Verstappen winning while Hamilton was out and only Bottas to chase him and Verstappen only won by 1 point. Lewis Hamilton genuine talent is a disgrace in motorsport, completely and fully dependent on a title winning car and just be consistent, 7 time world champion WITHOUT an opponent, let’s be honest here, last year, winning under a yellow flag? Just admit that Perez was in worse condition with a more worn out tyre but managed to hold back Hamilton how many laps? And he can’t do one? Genuine talent right there. What Bottas said is beating him in the same car, but Rosberg did it, and Bottas replaced him, and seeing him getting that sort of treatment all those years, I’m pretty much consider the rest championships not worth mentioning because they are defaults wins not pressured by anyone.

@neuronactivation5502

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajstyles5704 never could've said it any better, nice to see woke people every now and then

@JDYTC

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajstyles5704 Dayum! I never looked at it that way! Thank you! I always thought that the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is the Greatest F1 Team of All Time and that Lewis Hamilton was getting a little bit too much credit. Your wording and arguments are spot on! You should post this everywhere.

@Pabmyster

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajstyles5704 like Hamilton or not, he is one of the most consistent and hard to beat teammates in F1. Rosberg retired early because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to continue to fight for the championship with Lewis. Lewis beat Rosberg the two years prior to Rosberg's win, in which Hamilton had more race wins and poles and only lost by 5 points even after reliability issues early that season. 2007 was Lewis' rookie year in which he still nearly won, and then became champion the next year. And Verstappen had the better car last year and still only won in the end because of a safety car. Car matters hugely, but that championship winning mentality is an asset that needs to be hand in hand. All of your arguments come from a place of resentment and painting in a bad light, not objectiveness. Context and wording do matter.

@frieza2235

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajstyles5704 your hate is palpable

Really excited for Bottas. I never rooted for him before because I just can't stomach rooting for Mercedes, but now I really want to see him reach his full potential.

@baldygrey2779

2 жыл бұрын

echoing my thoughts as well. dude deserves his time, he is very talented, and today showed that Ferrari powered cars have teeth.

@dezpotizmOFheaven

2 жыл бұрын

Was rooting for him at Williams, at Mercedes not anymore, now I am again.

@appleorangeline

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

A brave and bold Bottas being true to himself and still yet in such a respectful and gentleman manner. His authentic self is so admirable... Good luck to you reaching your best potential 💪🏽🙏🏽

@milgordesigns3429

2 жыл бұрын

I do not think so. He was showing a lack of self respect in order to keep his seat.

@viancowilliams2725

2 жыл бұрын

I won't say that you are wrong...But each one of us wants the best Wright or to be the best, be it for a title or self growth. I don't think anyone of the F1 drivers came into the sport to be second best. You have to think that, when you are 2nd or 3rd or 4th and you told to give your position away... Dahm it has to hurt cuz you are aiming for 1st place. It's like you are link to someone else's success, not that I'm hating on Sir Hamilton or Mercedes, Hell no... So that being said, Bottas had quite a few gulps stuck in his throat but he's choice of words was always "the team first". A Team player I admire...

@dickfitzwelliner2807

2 жыл бұрын

Brave and bold? Hahaha

Bottas is a classy respectful guy. I never got the feeling he received the same treatment as Hamilton. Hamilton though unquestionably talented seems to be Toto’s love child. I can see if Russell starts to out perform Hamilton it won’t go down well, at Mercedes’ and especially Toto.

@Navajonkee

2 жыл бұрын

It appears to me that Lewis is Toto's 'golden boy' specifically because of his performance. Toto did say earlier that Lewis and George start off on equal grounds, and I lean towards believing him. It simply makes sense to see which driver delivers better in the beginning, and put more support behind him. If George can outdrive Lewis, I don't see Toto saying "no no no it has to be Lewis in front". Especially because unlike Valtteri, George is not there as a wingman. He is there as the replacement, the new generation.

@RaptorV1USA

2 жыл бұрын

Meh.. Toto is a mercenary. He needs to keep Merc winning,even as a part owner, he has an obligation to the Merc. board to win and produce titles.. He'll back the driver most capable and able to run up front.. if that's George, than it's George.

@waitwhat3547

2 жыл бұрын

it's almost like winning 7 world championships will grant you good response and respect from your team eh

@alxm1271

2 жыл бұрын

Toto is many things, but he's really unbiased on what driver to support during a season. If Russell starts to be the winning driver, he will throw himself behind him. It's just what Bottas said: Beating Hamilton on the same machine is tough.

@toddstevens13

2 жыл бұрын

@@Navajonkee None of your nice speech matters, unless both have identical cars, which you already know is BS.

Absolute professional even at his own cost. I would to love to have him as a teammate on any venture. It is great to see him grow into the successful professional leader he will be.

I'm happy for Valteri, as he will be able to develop his full potential and aim for P1, not just a forced P2.

The fact that he put up with it for that long and caused no visible controversy while there speaks volumes for his character! I’ve been a Lewis Hamilton fan for years. I’ll be adding this Gentleman to that list! Well done!

@dickfitzwelliner2807

2 жыл бұрын

He's a yes massa mo tea sir kind of guy

@thebbiddim882

2 жыл бұрын

He put up with it because he has the best seat in F1 and he is making $10 million a year.

@doug22231

2 жыл бұрын

Put up with it? That was his job a job which he was paid extremely well. Now I liked Bottas but he knew his job and what the team wanted from him.

@kamayasoulmaker8376

2 жыл бұрын

@@doug22231 exactly. This video is saying like this is New in F1. If it can happen to senna when paired with prost it can happen to anyone. Say, you Have To bet 100 bucks of your own money Every Single race on one driver of the Merc team, now who would you put it on? Don't kid ourselves now.

@BrunodeSouzaLino

2 жыл бұрын

"A lot of people criticize me for what I did at Austria but I'm pretty sure 95% of people would do it if they were in my place. Yet they criticize me for it." - Rubens Barrichello.

Bottas face when lewis lost the drivers championship was priceless I've not seen him look that happy in a long time.

@radyabagaskara822

2 жыл бұрын

where can i see this?

@joepeters5722

2 жыл бұрын

Totally laughable, the idiotic masses never heard of Schumacher and Ferrari that's where shackles were used. Ask Irvine, Barichello and Massa they loved every moment of servitude. All Bottas had to do is perform and then retire. Because by the time you muster enough talent and luck to beat Hamilton in the same championship winning car you will never want to do it again no matter how much money is thrown at you. Exhibit A -- Nico Rosberg.

@ktmmaen5891

2 жыл бұрын

@@joepeters5722 why should bottas have the same feelings as barichello and those other drivers, why should he be forced to sitt in lewis shadow? hes a good driver after all

@mrpcrp

2 жыл бұрын

@@joepeters5722 nico was more talented than lewis.. lewis is a sore loser and a complaint box

@LittleLightIsaOnce

2 жыл бұрын

Nah Bottas was not happy. Ur literally making that up. He was just there.

Wish Valteri a great career with his new team. He has truly earned it. He has the drive and experience to win races as we have seen in the past. Mercedes was an anchor holding him back.

@TheSponge77

2 жыл бұрын

So will Red Bull be an anchor to Perez? Can't see him winning a WDC anytime soon

@myskibunny4191

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSponge77 absolutely looks that way. Cheko is a huge part of the success being achieved by Max. Hopefully, his dedication to Red Bull and Max will be recognised before he is lost to them.

@TheSponge77

2 жыл бұрын

@@myskibunny4191 unfortunately I can't see a wdc for him whilst he is a "number 2" driver. Would like to see him as number 1 at a top team but there won't be any seats until LH retires

I wonder if George had a chance to chat with either Valtteri or Nico Rosberg about what it's really like to be the number 2 man at Mercedes.

@timlolxP

2 жыл бұрын

George is the future for mercedes... Ham will not drive that long anymore. Bottas was number 2 bc he was simply not fast enough most of the time... Maybe Russel will be that quick, i mean he showed it already when dove bottas in to the ground in the merc.

@leftmono1016

2 жыл бұрын

Tim - I completely agree with you. Bottas was never quick enough to be no.1, too many mistakes under pressure.

@gamezahoy712

2 жыл бұрын

@@timlolxP Ah yes you mean that race where Bottases strategy was utter garbage? I can't wait for George to realize that he is #2 to hamilton and he won't get any room unless he leaves. George is still a rookie and has ass loads to learn before he can even come close to racing near Max, Hamilton, and Seb (Back when he was a front runner)

@timlolxP

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamezahoy712 okay one race out if how many? when bottas couldn't get the championship BC ham had more points he had to do the support role. In the beginning of the season there weren't any team orders at Mercedes. The guy who is leading is getting the choice of the best strategy. Bottas is a good driver but simply not a world champion. He is not consistent enough. His race pace is sometimes questionable and he behaves in traffic like an old lady. Russel has a better chance to get ham a run for his money, if he can beat him idk but as long ham has more points and isnt driving for the championship Russel won't have to do team orders.

@gamezahoy712

2 жыл бұрын

@@timlolxP ABBAHAHAHA look at qualifying LMAO looks like hamilton has to race bottas and out qualified his replacement 😂. Your comment did not age well did it.

I very much doubt that any team would have a driver as compliant as Valteri, what an amazing team he made. He is a top F1 driver, in the best 2021 car, but did not always take the advantage. Lewis is just in a world of his own, but a button press did lose the championship, never mind changing to rules in the last few seconds of the last race! I think he will be missed from the team and will be remembered as Mr Nice, Russel will be a different kettle of fish :-)

@WinWin-oo4uk

2 жыл бұрын

Rubens Barricillo and Felipe Masa we're as compliant.

@davidlynch9049

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't take advantage because he was always told to be the wingman. Go back and watch the last season.

@David-xl9cp

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlynch9049 the advantage I was referring too was when Hamilton wasn’t in the running or Hamilton needed him to block. Of course, he was always the 2nd driver, absolutely no need to watch 2021 again!!!!

@Wahba.

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlynch9049 2019 and 2020, there were both equal in treatment but you will never hear about it because it doesn't fit the agenda

@Wahba.

2 жыл бұрын

Only time they favoured one driver is where it was obvious who's challenging for championships and that was in 17/18 and 21 and even then they didn't do team orders every race and sometimes Hamilton had to overtake botttas like last season for example

I for one am thrilled watching Valtteri at Alfa Romeo. Now he can just race rather than having to field all the team orders crap. He won't get any wins and very few podiums, but he's still got to be enjoying racing a lot more now.

I think anyone looking at objectively can understand why Merc treated their drivers as number 1 and number 2 - Bottas just wasn't on the same level. Same thing with Red Bull and Perez. Look at last season. Verstappen and Hamilton were far ahead of their teammates, underlining why their teams give them preferential treatment. As for Bottas and Merc - they gave him millions and a car that could win races. It's really all any driver could ask for; summed up by Bottas stating that he would have remained at Merc if they'd offered him a 2 year deal. They couldn't due to Russell so he left and looks to have landed a good car at Alfa. Wish the guy the best, but some of the narratives around him are driven by folks who have obvious issues with Merc/Hamilton.

@TheRikuideFurame

2 жыл бұрын

@@elpuyi Bottas did lack the talent to be Merc's number 1 and that's OK. There's no shame in being a rung below guys like Hamilton or Verstappen. Great guy, good driver, but never likely to be the guy who carries a championship calibre team's hopes.

i am very happy for Valtteri leaving Mercedes. That environment was extremely toxic for him I can imagine. Now, he will help the improvement of his new team and push the his limits without any team orders.

@TheSponge77

2 жыл бұрын

Not toxic...he was just the number 2 driver...they were both tasked with winning WDC until it was mathematical impossible for one of them to do so...then they had to help the other...unfortunately for Bottas, Hamilton was just a better driver

I couldn't do it. throw a race win so someone who shouldn't have won did. I admire Valtteri for being a better person than myself.

@nuckels188

2 жыл бұрын

It's debatable whether that does make him the better person. I can relate to bottas's position a lot in my own life and lemme tell you i have regrets lol.

You have to be silly to think you would be treated like a number 1 ahead of a multiple world champion like Lewis, who has been in the team longer. Red Bull clearly treat Verstappen as the number 1, but apparently that's ok.

@CB22343

2 жыл бұрын

Factos

@atteezz2242

2 жыл бұрын

He said he wanted to be treated as equal, not as a number 1.

@georgetetoros7298

2 жыл бұрын

Rosberg thought otherwise. Got him a World Championship.

Most people feel happy after starting a new job. Wishing VB the best because he definitely has had his share of doubters and haters. It'll be interesting to see how long the honeymoon period lasts with Alfa Romeo.

Valteri’s feelings are more than justified. They had to be voiced. There were many Hamilton “wins” that should have been Bottas’. This greatest driver of all time nonsense is b-u-n-k! Hamilton can be beaten and if allowed, Bottas could have taken the top step. Every time I heard “Valteri, don’t hold Lewis up.”, I wanted to throw something at the television. It’s sickening.

@quincg1288

2 жыл бұрын

Wishful, hateful thinking - even Bottas said his baseline is so high. Rosberg needed a psychologist to beat him once in his lifetime, the stress of that was so high he quit the following year. Vertsqppen close but so far in reality needed FIA and Masi for assistance. Gtfoh. Where would Verstappen have been if Perez didn't help him in last race?...Even further back. Are you racist by any chance?

@joseasf96

2 жыл бұрын

@@quincg1288 probable champion if Bottas didn't crash both redbulls. Yes and?

@LittleLightIsaOnce

2 жыл бұрын

Even Bottas said that he cant beat Lewis.... what is this random ass dig " ahh yea Anyone can beat Lewis its just the car its just the team orders" headass

@LittleLightIsaOnce

2 жыл бұрын

@@joseasf96 Last year Lewis was racing Max that had Perez as his lap dog , both alphas and Fernando Alonso who was doing the most just to slow Lewis down... Its kinda crazy that the things you critisize Lewis for is Praise for others...

@vincecarlo

2 жыл бұрын

Karma will Strike back in the Name of GR

Thanks to valteri for all his works at Mercedes. Wish him the best for the future.

He deserved to be treated a lot better than was treated, he'll shine now he's allowed to race.

@SwaggySimon20

2 жыл бұрын

He was treated pretty fairly

@spencep7919

2 жыл бұрын

​@@SwaggySimon20 How? Hamilton was always favoured in strategy, and always had the most reliable car - which may also indicate he had a quicker car, too. It suggests that even as deep into the organisation as the engineers, there was a prejudice to favour and prioritise Hamilton over Bottas.

@SwaggySimon20

2 жыл бұрын

@@spencep7919 bro they both had the same car it’s just ham extracted more from it. Ham was faster in quali and had better race pace then bottas. So yes ham was more favored then bottas because he was FASTER. Also I like the way merc operates the faster person on race day gets the first choice in strategy. Unlike redbull who his previous teammates had said that the redbull car is built around max. Just stop hating this man

@spencep7919

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwaggySimon20 You assume that I'm hating on Hamilton, I'm not. He's a good guy and a great F1 driver. Everyone is so keen to point the racism finger as soon as anyone points out Mercedes' favoritism it's almost suspicious. I just think that Bottas as a driver was never allowed to show his talent because even from day one Toto was calling him "the wingman". I've been listening to a lot of podcasts from past and present F1 drivers recently and that sort of treatment has a huge effect on the drivers mentally, and it 100% affects their performance. It feels like the team isn't behind them - something that Bottas himself has spoken about fairly openly too. Ham was faster in quali because usually Bottas was giving him the tow, so he often got that advantage for the race. As I touched on if there was a reliability problem on a Mercedes it was almost without exception Bottas' car. The way Red Bull treat their No 2 drivers is disgusting but they are upfront about it, but the underhanded tactics of Mercedes I think isn't much better - especially as they deny having No. 1 & No. 2 drivers completely!

@SwaggySimon20

2 жыл бұрын

@@spencep7919 1. Ham rarely received a tow from bottas. That’s just completely false. 2. Ham is just better driver and he’s faster 3. Also what race are u talking about with reliability. 4. So u mean to tell me since 2017 to 2021 bottas was giving Lewis a tow? BS u just accept the fact the lewis is quick.

I really hope he does well with Alpha Romeo, i like the way he handles himself. Very professional.

@andyelliott8027

2 жыл бұрын

Alfa.

@frediioh

2 жыл бұрын

*Alfa Romeo

@baldygrey2779

2 жыл бұрын

Alphfa*

Good luck Georg, you are going to need, it, Valtteri now you can be your best, best of luck with Alfa Romeo

i would love to see bottas winning a whole championship

@CLP97

2 жыл бұрын

i would get 77 tattooed on my arm with the date on it of it happens. AND I HOPE IT HAPPENS

@chevybigblock3311

2 жыл бұрын

@@CLP97 😬

This guy doesn't know what he is talking about, just stirring some controversy. 0:35 he says Hamilton was a star in making in 2017. Hamilton already had won 3 world driver championships by then.

Bottas comments are honest and refreshing. Being asked (told) to let your team mate past is not sporting and it's not racing.

"Maybe unconsciously they have a number 1 and a Number 2" I really like bottas but this shouldn't be a surprise the is always a 1st driver and a 2nd driver. I am really looking forward to him being a 1st driver.

Glad to see Bottas driving for Alpha Romeo this year, my only concern was whether or not they’d give him a car to compete in the points after the last couple of season’s. From what I saw they have. Now it’s up him… hopefully zhou can help him out and they’ll do well. It doesn’t appear that mcclaren or Aston Martin are going to be pushing at anyones tail too hard. Maybe they’ll battle with Haas. That’d be a nice a nice change for both teams.

I'm so glad VB got P6, and sits next to his ex-team mate LH in P5 on row 3 of the grid. He even got to our qualify his replacement GR who only managed P9.

I have huge respect for him, it must had been really hard at times yet he was always professional. As for George… he might have a talent but his personality is more like upper class English prick - it will be very interesting seeing how the Mercedes is getting on.

It's good to hear honest reactions from the drivers. Playing #2 and giving up wins to your first rival sucks.

@rickylafleur5823

2 жыл бұрын

@Tkovla Cicirud merc's contract allows him to race equally until the title is no longer possible for one driver. this is 100% on him, everyone on that field wants to be the champion and for many years he had the best possibility.

Fact is he put up with it because he was regularly second and clearly happy with that. He was there to play a part and played it well. You can’t say they did him dirty he did what he was employed to do.

I watched the scenes from DTS, I know a lot of things are hyped up but it was heartbreaking to see team orders ruin Bottas's race in Silverstone when he was trying to secure his own future.

@LivaLafay

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.. Of course the show is exactly that, a show and it's designed to play on the drama - but still, the lowest point for me, happened when Bottas won in Russia. When he went to team-celebrate with the engineers, they were all gone - so he just sad there, drinking his beer on his own 🥺

His comments are totally justified: Bottas is not only a very good driver and a true blue gentleman racer, he is also a very good person: in terms, personality, character and general disposition. I wish him the very best at Alpha Romeo.

I'm definitely hoping that Valteri starts to shine in alfa and that he takes some W home! 🤞

Will be cool to see Bottas strike his own path. All the best!

Valtteri is a talented driver but lacks consistency, too may times he wouldn't convert his qualifying into results and as of last week and the season's opening race that hasn't changed qualifying 5th and ending up 12th after the first lap. He was given a massive opportunity when he joined Mercedes and was only ever considered a second driver because he couldn't match Hamilton. Even as a defacto number two he did little to help Hamilton, even going as far as ignoring team orders in a couple of races when he had very little to lose and Hamilton had everything to gain. In the last season Hamilton invested in bigging Valtteri up, and Lewis was always gracious in the post-race interviews when Valtteri came out on front and would never complain when Bottas was told to not hold Hamilton up but did anyway. The only person to blame for Russel replacing Valtteri is Valtteri himself, he was often so far behind Hamilton that he didn't take points of Max Verstappen even when Max had 20 second penalties. The reason he was considered by onlookers to be the number two driver was because in the races it was always Hamilton and Verstappen way way out in front and Bottas stuck in the midfield. Up until the 2021 season Valtteri achieved the minimum as to what was asked of him, unable to match Hamilton he was runner up. But his last season he was of no help to Hamilton and his results almost cost Mercedes a manufacturers world championship so Mercedes switching to Russell proved to be the right call. When he left, Mercedes gave Valtteri a warm sending off which I don't think he earned. He was handed a world championship car and he failed, not because of Mercedes treating him as a number two but because he was too inconsistent. Nice guy but he can often match Alonso for blaming others for any lack of success.

I just hope he gets a car at Alfa that can compete!

Yes Valterie was a second-class citizen on the Mercedes team. It was always going to be about Louis and he was always going to get first-team treatment.

Imagine if Russel scores more points than Lewlew this year.

@itachiuchiha7728

2 жыл бұрын

imagine Bottas more Points than Russel 😂

@waitwhat3547

2 жыл бұрын

p3 for Lewis in Bahrain, Bottas not even on the podium and this time you can't say Hamilton has a better car

@rbarnes4076

2 жыл бұрын

@@waitwhat3547 "p3 for Lewis in Bahrain, Bottas not even on the podium and this time you can't say Hamilton has a better car" This is WAY early in the new tech cycle.. which means the only thing that we know is that we know nothing about how it all will shake out. It all looks highly promising for Ferrari, but my take is that 3 races from now things will look quite a bit different.. and by 10 races we'll have a much better idea about relative performance of the different teams.

@brolo7234

2 жыл бұрын

@@waitwhat3547 Except Hamilton DOES have a better car lmfao

@crismairo

2 жыл бұрын

This aged like wine (at least in the first two races)

I think what Bottas said is bang on correct. It cannot be easy mentally having to play second fiddle & giving up wins for years! The same has crossed my mind for Perez with Verstappen

Remember the Michael Schumacher / Rubens Barrichello driver lineup? In fact the exact scenario you described above is why Eddie Irvine left Ferrari! The #1, #2 driver concept is as old as the sport itself. Its nothing out of the ordinary in F1.

Bottas flying with that Alfa is super heartwarming to eveyone, Maybe even to other drivers on the grid.

After watching the F1 2021 season I've came to realize what a great persona Bottas is, he's by far my favorite driver for this season, I wish for him to do extremly well with Alfa Romeo.

Bro the thumbnail lmaooo

I believe the Mercedes team starts each of the earlier 5 years giving equal opportunity to both drivers. However, it always became obvious quite early in each year, that Bottas will always be less abled than Hamilton, and thus to secure the driver's championship each year, they have to prioritise one driver, unless they want to lose that championship like what happened with Hamilton's and Alonso's year together at Mclaren. Bottas says so himself, that Hamilton is at another level. Hamilton is certainly better than Bottas for all the 5 years. If Bottas could not engineer a special year like what Rosberg did, when he had beaten Hamilton, then Bottas is also poorer than Rosberg. What's more is there to say?

@andyventures6574

2 жыл бұрын

Toto said on Signing Bottas that he'd be a perfect Wingman . IE no 2 . Rosberg had allies in the team because he was there from the start .

Well I kind of know about this already, but this is like it or not a team effort for the bigger prize , so somebody got to yield to make way for the win, not easy to accept but that's just how it is

He can only say what he feels, and I have always found his comments to be easily understood, even when reading between the lines. I really hope he excels with Alfa.

Hope he has a good time at the new team

That's the same for all the drivers who shared team with top drivers like Hamilton, Verstappen or Alonso. They are frustrated, first of all, because whatever they do, the other one is faster, and they feel that the team treats better at the best driver (which is logical). Bottas is a very good guy and a fast driver, and i wish him the best in Alfa Romeo

I understand his feelings,I would be more surprised if he just excepted it without a competitive anger. Scottie Pippin had to understand the same playing with Michael Jordan.

Very under rated driver. Looking forward to seeing him shine at Alpha.

Christian Horner passed on adding Hamilton as a Red Bull driver telling Toto Wolff to take a chance with him...7 championships later Horner's regretting that move.

It’s come full circle, showing that teams should only ever field one car.

my impressions of the teams is that the second vehicle gets the second crew and not the top guys Lewis and motogp's Marc in the winning years work that way . Marc's break has given Pol the perfect opportunity and now Marc is less of a winner. I have always believed that Sir Lew has always had a marginally better vehicle and team over Everyone and I put it down to budget. this season will prove me right or wrong. I'm looking forward to a more challenging and rewarding year for everyone with Lew on a more level playing field ... Go Valteri ! there is a man who understands Nico Rosbergs retirement at the top !

Team orders is F1 Schumacher Barrichello Vettel Webber Alonso Massa Verstappen Perez That's off the top of my head. No1 drivers take more pole positions and can capitalise on any opportunity more than their no2 counterpart. Everyone knows this

The best wingman in the modern era. He signed the single year contracts ..which he could decline. No 2 is No 2....Lulu and Toto reigns in merc.

As far as bottas concerned you will do wonders for your new team ,I wish you all the best mate ,you will do wonders .

its a blessing that he is out of Mercedes he can win and make his own mark in F1. I watched Drive to Survive and Vottas is a very kind person and teamate.

you literally quoted that from drive to survive lmao 💀

Really hope the best for valteri. Hes a great driver, and a nice dude. Seems like he ALWAYS got the shaft from mercedes, but he took it like a champ. Be great to see him get the chance to shine at a better team, but that dont seem to be likely..

I can only assume you got a groupon code for transitions?

I’ve only hear VALTERRI praise Mercedes’ in long interviews w many journalists and pro drivers and how happy he was in the long run and felt he got a fair chance.

Watching this video as of now, second week into this season. Bottas is laughing his head off at merc while also applauding George Russell for his outperformace on Hamilton.

@mohitdhameja5914

2 жыл бұрын

I love it

@bfapple

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Bottas and Hamilton are still friends, but don’t let that affect your judgement.

the thing that makes me sad is that he just didn't have the pace most days. on his day yes he could be very quick but this happend not to often =/ and to race with lewis u have to be on your a game ALL the time.. i hope him and his new team find some success

Incredibly tough place to exist in with MB. Looking forward to great things for Valtteri.

I wish Valteri all the best. He is a great driver, but the reality is that Lewis was the No 1 driver on performance. As Valteri says himself "I can see anyone beating Lewis in the same machinery". Just the nature of the game- no sense in taking points off each other, especially when one is in a tight battle for the driver's championship.

-How much of a clickbait title do you want? DRS Zone - AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

I think he was in the same position as David Coulthard at McLaren who looked far more happier when he moved to Red Bull and helped them build the team. Hopefully this will happen with Valtari.

What Bottas doesn’t tell us here is that his Manager at the time he went to Mercedes was a guy called Toto Wolff - wonder where we’ve heard that name before. So he went in knowing he would be second fiddle. I give him 100% for his professionalism during his stay at Mercedes.

hey man you showed how fast you are!!!!!

I was so hoping he and Hamilton would have a battle during the race at Jeddah. With the Mercedes not at the top, and being more of a midfield car, I think this could have been quite exciting.

At least the audience knows his worth. We see what he is to the world of F1 if that's any consolation. What a wonderful example of how to be excellent at something in more ways than just performance.

What really killed Bottas was the Merc itself. They always cared and put 1st Lewis... So yeh... Bottas was just a pure 2nd driver. Not even considered by Toto

Great race yesterday, Valtteri! Too bad the start was horrible, but it had little to no effect in the 6th postion in the end.

Uncalled for. If you are consistently beaten by your team-mate, you either have to accept that they are the better driver and concentrate on your role as wing-man, or you can resort to blaming the team. He couldn't even come up with concrete examples of bias - he had to claim it was "unconscious". As for the Russian GP, you're being paid £££ millions to support the team. He's not the first driver to be asked to give way for the good of the campaign. He really should get over it... He's a very good driver - he's just not an all-time great. Seems that he can't live with that and is looking for someone to scapegoat.

@s1l3nt30

2 жыл бұрын

literally brought up an example, that being russia 2018. Also, you could literally look of a compilation of "Valtteri, it's James" compilation on youtube and get 3 - 5 solid minutes of Valtteri getting shafted by the team when he's in the lead or fighting for the lead.

He will be on fire in the Alfa Romeo

Valtteri - you rock! Wishing you all the best in your new team, you definitely deserve it!

The team is literally British. Lewis use to sulk the team is against him during Rosberg rivalry like he usually does about everything. Rosberg had discreetly mentioned he didn't feel welcome in the team pointing out to media making it a British vs Germany rivalry. Now Bottas has revealed the same. George being British is the only one who mite get his way now.

Bottas has such a strong character. I can't wait to see him shine in the new team.

This is precisely why I’m not a fan of Redbull or Mercedes. They just focus all their resources and efforts on their “star driver”. The secondary driver is always just used as a tool for the number 1 driver to get max points. It’s extremely unfair, and I’m glad VB is much happier now at Alfa Romeo. It’s icing on top of the cake to see him outperforming Lewis too!

I love how the first year they let Valteri go Ferrari wins 1st and 2nd coincidence or lewis didn't have the help needed by Valteri. I hope the best for him he's awesome never complained being number 2 and i hope he wins races with his new team. What an outstanding person and wish him the best in the future the best story would be that he has the most points by years end

Valterri and Seb together in one team would be a wonderful thing. You could not hate them, no matter how hard you tried.

As a merc fan since schumi. We just have to say thank u

If Bottas managed to finish right behind Lewis in every race then maybe you could claim that he was held back but most of the time lately he was beaten by other teams....

@53C52

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I don’t understand about the folks complaining about Bottas being asked to let Hamilton pass. How many times did that end with Hamilton crossing the finish line 20 seconds or more ahead of Bottas? If Bottas was faster and the position swap was made purely to cater to Hamilton, then Bottas should have been on Hamilton’s gearbox at the end of the race every time. That was simply not the case. I like Bottas, but he didn’t show the performance necessary to be treated as an equal, and so he wasn’t.

This man overtook me during a bike ride last year

I doubt Russell will be as passive to Hamilton.

@robinoconnor1203

2 жыл бұрын

He will have little choice in this.

@prouv

2 жыл бұрын

He will be the sidechick, so no point of talking about him

@amuddymoose

2 жыл бұрын

He will do exactly as he’s told.

Can’t be mad, you know what your role was.

Well no surprises there then He need not have said a word because we all know what it must be like in the Merc team do we not ?? Two big kids wanting their own way at all times Toto and Lulu sadly its not going to change untill they start to lose and then like all spoilt kids they will leave the room in tears !!!!!No loyalty in these two !! I only hope that George gets a fair chance and to be honest I think I am dreaming because Lulu wants the 8th at all costs !!!! So good luck with this one George !!!!!!!!

They brought Bottas in to be Hamilton’s “wingman”. His job was to help make sure Hamilton won the championship. He knew what his position was for when he signed. Super classy guy though and wish him luck. He deserves a chance to race for himself. He should be grateful for being able to race alongside the best driver in the world and learning from him.

Valtteri did sacrifice his position a number of times, but this was important to his team, and so it is called Teamwork, I have very high regards for Valtteri, All teams have a favourite driver, there is no doubt about it, but your time will come too, one day Veltteri will be where Lewis is, I wish him best of luck and I hope he can be the clean Max in Alfa Romeo and beat Lewis, not that Dirty mad Max in Redbull..Not forgetting Valtteri has won many races too, not sure how many, but being a Lewis fan, without your sacrifice we cannot forget your cooperation just as Max's team mate Sergio held Lewis back and then allowed Max to catch up the gap and gave him free pass to overtake , thats the team work.

I LOVE...BOTTAS too! Sad to see him leave! They are for sure the ultimate #1..#2 Punch!

I don't think Valtteri has anything to be ashamed of and he should speak his mind, as un-Finnish as that may be. I for one think he was a star at Mercedes and against his nature as a racing driver, the best team player one could ask for.

The difference with some teams and Mercedes.. is that Mercedes is like Ferrari was back in the 2000s (im refering to the Ferrari "team orders" incident in which Ferrari told Rubens Barrichello to let Schumacher take the lead 3 races into the season)

Hamilton wasn't 'a star in the making' in 2017 when Bottas joined Meredes, he was already triple world champion.

The fact that they gave Bottas only 1 year contracts tells you all you needed to know. Hope Bottas can teach George lesson in one of the up coming races.

Valtteri is the most professional wing man in F1 ever. His truths are real, because we have the evidence of him giving up a podium finishes for Hamilton. I would love to see him on the podium.

I'd like to see VB lap the pampered Little Lewie this year.

He felt they treated him as #2 then explained why Lewis is the best, thus proving why they treated him as the #2 driver.