Valtteri Bottas is departing Mercedes for Alfa Romeo.© Instagram
Valtteri Bottas who completed his last race for Mercedes in P6 mentioned he was feeling a mixture of feelings after a historic title combat in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The Finn is now making ready to marketing campaign within the new period of Formula 1 with Alfa Romeo from 2022. Bottas and his Mercedes teammate of 5 years and 100 Grands Prix Lewis Hamilton have received 5 constructors’ championships – Hamilton having taken 4 drivers’ titles in that point. They’re the second-most prolific pairing in F1 historical past behind Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher (104 Grands Prix with Ferrari) and have taken 60 wins collectively – probably the most of any teammates in historical past.
Furthermore, no different intra-team duo has shared the rostrum greater than they’ve, a document 53 instances. Asked how he felt on the finish of the Abu Dhabi GP, Bottas mentioned, as per formula1.com: “Now it’s time for something new. I’m really, really proud and thankful what we’ve achieved together. We’ve done great things.”
“It wasn’t maybe the best race to finish it, but you need to look at the big picture. You know, we’ve won five constructors’. With Lewis we’ve been the most successful teammate pairing in the history of Formula 1, so it’s kind of sad to leave – but of course I look forward to the future,” he added.
The Finn will pair Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou at Alfa Romeo subsequent yr, the rookie to sport 24 in F1’s new season.
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