Valtteri Bottas has signed a brand new cope with Mercedes, conserving him on the Formulation One group till the top of the 2021 season. The Finnish driver heads into this weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone 30 factors adrift of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the world championship. Subsequent season will mark Bottas’ fifth marketing campaign with the Silver Arrows.
Hamilton’s future past this yr is but to be confirmed however it’s anticipated the six-time world champion will even stick with Mercedes.
Bottas, who was runner-up to Hamilton final yr, joined Mercedes in 2017 and has to date notched eight wins and 12 pole positions with the group.
The 30-year-old, who won the opening round of the season in Austria, mentioned: “I am very completely happy to stick with Mercedes in 2021 and construct on the success we have loved collectively already.”
“The previous few years have been all about steady enchancment, engaged on each facet of my efficiency,” he added.
“I am assured that as we speak I am the strongest I’ve ever been, however I can all the time elevate the bar…. Ever since I fell in love with F1 as a child it has been my dream to someday turn out to be world champion.”
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Mercedes chief Toto Wolff mentioned: “We’re seeing the strongest Valtteri we have ever seen this yr — by way of his on-track efficiency, but additionally bodily and mentally.
“I am assured that we’ve the strongest driver pairing in F1 as we speak and signing Valtteri is a crucial first step in retaining this power for the long run.”
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