He hoped to do the pace and the pace did it. Valtteri Bottas smiles again after winning the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix in 2021. The Finn, now in his ninth career pearl, precedes the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on the top step of the podium; Valtteri indirectly helps his teammate, Lewis Hamilton – fifth under the checkered flag – to contain the loss of points to the Dutchman in the fight for the world title.
The conditions of Istanbul Park today were anything but simple. The asphalt, wet from the start, has never completely dried out thanks to the low temperatures – between 16 and 18 ° those of the air – and the occasional downpours of water never homogeneous throughout the circuit. As a result, both the teams and the riders were forced to trust their sensations, never being able to reach a moment of crossover between the intermediate and dry compounds.
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes,
Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images
The most skilled of all in this situation was Valtteri, who was able to interpret a difficult track better than his fierce rivals. “The car today was perfect in all conditions, it was not at all easy to choose the right strategy or the ideal time to stop, with these changing conditions”, comments Bottas once he reached the parc fermé.
Given the low intensity of the rain, the Pirelli tires had a worn tread around twenty laps from the end, becoming, on balance, real dry compounds. “We chose the best time to stop, so the race went smoothly for me. When there is only one trajectory that goes to dry, it’s never easy: you have to concentrate to the maximum and maintain that level for the duration of the race. “.
“I waited a long time before going back to winning, and now I feel good. I ran one of the best races of my career. I really feel like I have earned this success,” concludes Bottas.
He hoped to do the pace and the pace did it. Valtteri Bottas smiles again after winning the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix in 2021. The Finn, now in his ninth career pearl, precedes the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on the top step of the podium; Valtteri indirectly helps his teammate, Lewis Hamilton – fifth under the checkered flag – to contain the loss of points to the Dutchman in the fight for the world title.
The conditions of Istanbul Park today were anything but simple. The asphalt, wet from the start, has never completely dried out thanks to the low temperatures – between 16 and 18 ° those of the air – and the occasional downpours of water never homogeneous throughout the circuit. As a result, both the teams and the riders were forced to trust their sensations, never being able to reach a moment of crossover between the intermediate and dry compounds.
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes,
Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images
The most skilled of all in this situation was Valtteri, who was able to interpret a difficult track better than his fierce rivals. “The car today was perfect in all conditions, it was not at all easy to choose the right strategy or the ideal time to stop, with these changing conditions”, comments Bottas once he reached the parc fermé.
Given the low intensity of the rain, the Pirelli tires had a worn tread around twenty laps from the end, becoming, on balance, real dry compounds. “We chose the best time to stop, so the race went smoothly for me. When there is only one trajectory that goes to dry, it’s never easy: you have to concentrate to the maximum and maintain that level for the duration of the race. “.
“I waited a long time before going back to winning, and now I feel good. I ran one of the best races of my career. I really feel like I have earned this success,” concludes Bottas.
He hoped to do the pace and the pace did it. Valtteri Bottas smiles again after winning the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix in 2021. The Finn, now in his ninth career pearl, precedes the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on the top step of the podium; Valtteri indirectly helps his teammate, Lewis Hamilton – fifth under the checkered flag – to contain the loss of points to the Dutchman in the fight for the world title.
The conditions of Istanbul Park today were anything but simple. The asphalt, wet from the start, has never completely dried out thanks to the low temperatures – between 16 and 18 ° those of the air – and the occasional downpours of water never homogeneous throughout the circuit. As a result, both the teams and the riders were forced to trust their sensations, never being able to reach a moment of crossover between the intermediate and dry compounds.
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes,
Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images
The most skilled of all in this situation was Valtteri, who was able to interpret a difficult track better than his fierce rivals. “The car today was perfect in all conditions, it was not at all easy to choose the right strategy or the ideal time to stop, with these changing conditions”, comments Bottas once he reached the parc fermé.
Given the low intensity of the rain, the Pirelli tires had a worn tread around twenty laps from the end, becoming, on balance, real dry compounds. “We chose the best time to stop, so the race went smoothly for me. When there is only one trajectory that goes to dry, it’s never easy: you have to concentrate to the maximum and maintain that level for the duration of the race. “.
“I waited a long time before going back to winning, and now I feel good. I ran one of the best races of my career. I really feel like I have earned this success,” concludes Bottas.
He hoped to do the pace and the pace did it. Valtteri Bottas smiles again after winning the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix in 2021. The Finn, now in his ninth career pearl, precedes the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on the top step of the podium; Valtteri indirectly helps his teammate, Lewis Hamilton – fifth under the checkered flag – to contain the loss of points to the Dutchman in the fight for the world title.
The conditions of Istanbul Park today were anything but simple. The asphalt, wet from the start, has never completely dried out thanks to the low temperatures – between 16 and 18 ° those of the air – and the occasional downpours of water never homogeneous throughout the circuit. As a result, both the teams and the riders were forced to trust their sensations, never being able to reach a moment of crossover between the intermediate and dry compounds.
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes,
Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images
The most skilled of all in this situation was Valtteri, who was able to interpret a difficult track better than his fierce rivals. “The car today was perfect in all conditions, it was not at all easy to choose the right strategy or the ideal time to stop, with these changing conditions”, comments Bottas once he reached the parc fermé.
Given the low intensity of the rain, the Pirelli tires had a worn tread around twenty laps from the end, becoming, on balance, real dry compounds. “We chose the best time to stop, so the race went smoothly for me. When there is only one trajectory that goes to dry, it’s never easy: you have to concentrate to the maximum and maintain that level for the duration of the race. “.
“I waited a long time before going back to winning, and now I feel good. I ran one of the best races of my career. I really feel like I have earned this success,” concludes Bottas.