Away from Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes and the limelightValtteri Bottas is ready to kick off a new phase of his Formula 1 career. Replaced at Brackley by George Russell, the native of Nastola has chosen to accept Alfa Romeo’s offer to replace compatriot Kimi Raikkonen, thus starting from the bottom of the starting grid. 2021 was a rather negative year for the entire Biscione team, with the final mockery of eighth place in the constructors’ classification lost to Williams. Also for this reason the new championship – complete with revolutionized cars – must be that of rebirth for the Hinwil group. All the more so with the presence in the team of a rookie driver like the young Chinese Zhou, Bottas’s role will have to be that of leader and motivator of the entire team. The # 77 already seems to have fallen perfectly in its new shoes and – as reported by the site The Race – underlined his intention to keep the confidence of the entire working group around him high.
“I think it is important to make sure that the people you work with know the past, the history and the great moments that the team had previously. – said Lewis Hamilton’s former garage mate – there is so much tradition in this team, even with the brand, that maybe after a couple of difficult years people need a push, some motivation to believe we can do it. I have to make sure that no one loses hope – Bottas added – if you’ve done something in the past, if you’ve been at the top before, you can go back there again. I’ve been on a team that knows how to win – he concluded, referring to his five seasons in Mercedes – and what it takes in terms of teamwork, in terms of machinery and how you work. I learned so much about team spirit that I actually understood that if you can increase the spirit of the group, it really improves performance in every area.“.
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