The Finn has hardly considered the third place in the World Series.
Valtteri Bottas ’career as a Mercedes team driver is running low, but he still has goals for the final five races of the season. Bottas ’key goal is to help his team become the world champion of manufacturers.
“I’m realistically no longer involved in the championship fight and I’m a team player. The most important thing for me would be to be able to win the fifth consecutive manufacturers championship together. That would be a pretty big achievement, ”the Finnish driver said during the Mexican gp weekend.
With Mercedes underneath seven consecutive manufacturers ’championships, of which Bottas has been involved in winning the last four. Mercedes now have a 33-point lead over Red Bull, so everything is still open.
A teammate may also be needed for the rest of the season Lewis Hamilton to help in the fight for the world drivers ’championship.
Hamilton is 12 points behind Red Bull Max Verstappenia, and the decisive factor may be which one is better able to support his teammate, Bottas or Red Bull Sergio Perez.
Bottas has so far usually been on his neck over Perez, but the Mexican has improved his grip on recent races.
From a Finn was asked Thursday if he plans to let Hamilton pass, even if he is leaving the stable after the season.
“I want to get as many points as I can, and if I can help Lewis in any sensible way in his fight, as his teammate I will do it. That’s my approach, it hasn’t changed much. ”
Bottas, on the other hand, has not sacrificed ideas for the battle for the third place in the World Championships for drivers. He is 35 points ahead of fourth-placed Perez.
“Honestly, I don’t even know the points situation. I know I’m third, but I don’t know the differences. I don’t think that way. I’m just trying to look ahead and collect maximum points for the team and myself. ”
Mexicon the track has traditionally been strong for Red Bull, while the Mercedes engine has not been at its best in high air.
Verstappen drove to victory on the track in 2017 and 2018, although Red Bull was not usually in a winning stance in those years. The overall level of Red Bull is much better this year, so a lot is expected from the stable this weekend.
Bottas still believes Mercedes can challenge its rivals.
“It’s hard to know because we haven’t been here in two years. The tires are different, the track surface has changed, the engines are different, the cars are different. In general, this has been a pretty good track for Red Bull, and it may not have favored us. But we have worked hard to learn our lessons from previous years. I think it will be steady again. ”
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