Valtteri Bottas still thinks Lewis Hamilton is the fastest man on the track. Image: twitter @pitspor
Bottas believes Hamilton ‘still the fastest driver on the grid’
When asked what made the seven-time world champion so good, Bottas said Hamilton was “annoyingly talented.”
Valtteri Bottas still thinks Lewis Hamilton is the fastest man on the track. Image: twitter @pitspor
Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas believes Lewis Hamilton is still “the quickest driver on the grid” despite his lack of wins in the past two seasons.
Bottas and Hamilton were team mates for five seasons at Mercedes
From 2017 to 2021, both drivers played a key role in helping the Silver Arrows win five constructors’ titles during that period.
However, while they achieved the team’s goals, from an individual point of view Bottas never quite managed to beat Hamilton over the course of a season, with the Briton winning four drivers’ titles to the Finn’s zero during their time as team mates.
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In his Beyond the Grid episode, Bottas told host Tom Clarkson that he believes that Hamilton – who recently called him a great team mate– was “still the quickest driver on the grid.”
When asked what made the seven-time world champion so good, Bottas said Hamilton was “annoyingly talented.”
“On top of that, he works way harder than people actually think outside the race weekends. And in the race weekends, he’s often the last person to leave from the paddock. It’s just that combination and he’s got big drive inside him to always deliver and do well,” said Bottas.
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“His average baseline performance is so good and then he’s really consistent as well. It makes him hard to beat. When I could beat him, that was obviously a good day.”
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Although he drives for Alfa Romeo, Bottas still has a good relationship with the British driver.
“Yeah, we still have good friendship. This season, I’ve travelled with him a couple of times. We always have a good laugh,” the Finnish driver said.
Since leaving Mercedes, Bottas has developed a good relationship with his new team mate Zhou.
