Valtteri Bottas can play a key role for Mercedes as well as Lewis Hamilton in this year's fight for the world title, the head of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff, is convinced after Finch's victory in Turkey.
Bottas won in Istanbul Park for the first time this year, and Wolff believes the Finn, who is saying goodbye to the team at the end of the season, has found better form and will be able to help his teammate fight for his eighth championship title.
“Maybe it wasn’t Valtteri’s last win of the season as he drove an amazing race,” Wolff says. “He easily started from the best starting position, escaped the pursuers and drove the fastest laps in the race. He was the best at saving tires and had just about everything under control. He drove the fastest lap in the race, for the whole race he definitely deserves a clean ten. This year, he can play a key role in the fight for the constructors 'title, as well as for Lewis' title. ”
Bottas ’win mitigated a blow to Hamilton by losing 10 starting places after a change of engine, as the British title contender, Max Verstappen, finished in second place and scored 7 points less than he would with a win. “After this race, we can be grateful for Valtteri, who won the race and even won an extra point for the fastest lap. We limited the damage very well. Of course, you always hope for a better result, but this weekend we did most things very well. Valtteri pinched eight important points for Max. ”
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