Finn leaves Mercedes as the end of this year after five years to replace the retiring Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo.
It has been confirmed that Valtteri Bottas will be leaving Mercedes at the end this year to replace the retiring Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo for 2022.
The Finn was a last minute recruitment from the Williams team at the end of 2016, after the shock retirement of newly crowned champion Nico Rosberg. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff sang the praises of Bottas saying: “Together with Lewis, he has built a benchmark partnership, and that has been a valuable weapon, helping us to achieve unprecedented success. He would absolutely have deserved to stay with the team, and when the time comes, he will leave us with huge goodwill from every single member of the team, as part of the Mercedes family.”
“I think Mercedes are always respectful in that regard to give both drivers the best opportunity. Naturally, I believe in myself and I have high aspirations but equally, I just know how tough it’s going to be.” The incidents between Hamilton and his team mate Nico Rosberg between 2014 and 2016 must be in mind and a repeat would not be desirable. Hence the words “conditioning” and “calibrating”, not something I would normally associate with equality in a team.
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