Valtteri Bottas ecstatic after finishing P6 during Qualifying, looking forward to starting alongside Lewis Hamilton


Valtteri Bottas ecstatic after finishing P6 during Qualifying, looking forward to starting alongside Lewis Hamilton

Lewis and Valtteri

Valtteri Bottas the former Mercedes and now an Alfa Romeo driver has given his thoughts on the super performance that he put during Qualifying yesterday for his team.

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Valtteri was able to get P6 in an Alfa Romeo, no one expected that an Alfa Romeo was going to be in the top 10 after Qualifying, the result caught everyone by surprise including the F1 analysts.

In the Post-Qualifying interviews, Valtteri was really happy with his performance and saidIf someone had told me in Bahrain we are going to be starting side by side with Lewis, I’d take that.”

Valtteri Bottas is starting P6 alongside his former teammate Lewis Hamilton and after taking a look at what Valtteri has said about the prospect, it seems Valtteri is stoked at the outcome and is going to give his absolute best to come out trumps against his former teammate.

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At Mercedes, Valtteri was on most occasions the victim of following team orders in favor of Lewis Hamilton and often had to yield and give up position in his 5-year career at Mercedes.

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas

But after joining Alfa Romeo this season as the lead driver, he no longer has to do what he was doing during his time at Mercedes. For Valtteri and Lewis, the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix is sure going to bring back memories of them locking out the front grid during their days together at the Mercedes team.

Valtteri Bottas has got nothing to lose

Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas will debut for Alfa Romeo in 2022

Given that Valtteri is driving for the Ferrari sister team, he will be allowed to go all out in Bahrain against the other competitors on the grid.

This could spell ‘doom‘ for the competition around him, if Alfa Romeo is going to prove strong during long runs then Valtteri would have every chance of finishing the race in a really good position.

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Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri is starting alongside Lewis and if Valtteri is able to finish the race ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton then it is going to help Valtteri in making all the headlines in the newspapers.

Given the history between the two drivers, the outcome would get a reaction from everyone up and down the grid and it will be fascinating to see what the reaction of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is going to be if Valtteri somehow is able to pull off the “unthinkable

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