Valtteri bottas fastest as testing concludes bbc sport. Williams f1 driver valtteri bottas would be fastest on day one of the young driver test at the silversone circuit, in what was a trouble free day. Bottas to test for williams at silverstone f1 news crash. Valtteri bottas made his formula one race debut for williams in 20 bottas joined the team in 2010, taking over from nico hulkenberg as their test and reserve driver. Bottas was rewarded with a reserve driver role at the williams team and made 15 appearances for them during friday practice sessions, as well as competing in the young drivers test at silverstone. Bottas said this was the best preparation a young driver could get at the time due to the ban on inseason testing.
Valtteri bottas put in the quickest lap of the opening three days of 2020 preseason testing on friday with a 1. At the former, valtteri bottas will be joined by reserve driver alex lynn, while mclarens reserve stoffel vandoorne will be in action alongside fernando alonso. Valtteri bottas has played down his charge to the top of the timesheets in the opening formula 1 preseason test in barcelona this week, saying the result has no special meaning. Now it has been the turn of mercedes and valtteri bottas to do something similar. Valtteri bottas set early pace in abu dhabi tyre test. Its always a treat to see a silver arrow tackle the hillclimb. It was a snowy day in vienna, and this young finnish boy came in with a pullover, no jacket, and asked for advice. Valtteri bottas is a prospective mercedes driver, replacing nico rosberg as lewis hamiltons teammate after the 2016 champion announced. With a third place in the championship, thanks to two wins, seven podiums and two poles, it was a positive start.
Its always interesting to see a young driver grow with the team and his maiden win in gp3 last. Since joining mercedes, bottas has won seven races, three in 2017 and four in 2019. He even tied with hamilton and sebastian vettel with podiums. F1 young drivers test kubica fourth in testing as vettel edges debutant norris aug. The finn, who has taken part in selected first practice sessions this season, completed. Valtteri bottas put in the quickest time on the opening morning of the end of season pirelli test in abu dhabi the finn clocked a 1. The williams driver was followed by the marussias of max chilton and rio haryanto.
Formula 3 macau grand prix with prema powerteam 3rd. Williams reserve driver valtteri bottas has been signed to race for the team in 20. Brazilian racer sergio sette camara, meanwhile, will drive an f1 car for the first time, after landing a call up to test for toro rosso alongside carlos sainz. Nico rosberg, middle, retired after winning the world title for the first time last season. Valtteri bottas ends first day of young driver testing at. Last year, saubers female test driver drove the swiss teams car for a filming run. Valtteri bottas, williams martini racing f1 driver will wear stilo st5fn zero.
Formula one testing, day one, abu dhabi young driver test, yas marina circuit, abu dhabi, uae, tuesday 15 november 2011. Valtteri bottas set to learn his mercedes future next. Lewis hamilton, fresh from his win at the circuit on sunday, drives the first day of testing, before handing over to valtteri bottas. Other than a heavy schedule in the simulator, valtteri also took part in the preseason test in barcelona and the midseason test at mugello and young driver test at silverstone. Valtteri bottas, a 26 year old finnish driver, 8 podiums has already had the chance to test and appreciate the stilo helmet, and with his feedback we. Since joining the team in 2017, bottas has been retained by the silver arrows on a yearbyyear basis alongside sixtime world champion lewis hamilton. Valtteri bottas surprises young f1 fan at mercedesbenz world. He remained in third for the first period of the race, but when both hamilton and vettel pitted for new tyres bottas inherited the lead.
Valtteri bottas topped the timesheets for williams on both days of the formula 1 young driver test at silverstone. Valtteri bottas quickest from lerclerc on 1st day of spain. Tatiana calderon has moved another step closer to f1. Driving an msport ford fiesta wrc entered in association with the finnish governing bodys flying finn project to support young drivers, the finnish rally championship and akkmotorsport, bottas. Valtteri bottas s incredible fastest time in test 1. Esteban ocon made his debut appearance as a renault formula 1 race driver on the opening day of the postabu dhabi grand prix tyre test, which was topped by valtteri bottas. In 2007 bottas made the step up from karting to single seaters with koiranen bros motorsport in the f.
Is valtteri bottas the right choice as lewis hamiltons. Valtteri bottas is a 20yearold finnish driver managed by mika hakkinen, didier coton and new williams shareholder toto wolff. In 2010 bottas was assigned test driver for the williams formula one team and would continue as. First interview with valtteri bottas our new driver. Williams announced today its driver lineup for next season. F1 2020 preseason testing day 3 week 1 midday report and. Mercedes driver valtteri bottas topped the timing sheets at the end of the second and final day of formula 1 testing in barcelona, with ferrari reserve antonio giovinazzi second fastest. Four seasons with williams included finishing fourth overall in his sophomore 2014 campaign and led to valterri bottas having the most sought after if daunting prospect in modern grand prix racing teammate to lewis hamilton at mercedesbenz from 2017. Valtteri bottas set the pace for mercedes ahead of ferraris charles leclerc as the final inseason test of the year got underway in spain on tuesday.
Different routes for f1 teams to the young driver test. Valtteri bottas fastest for mercedes in final baku f1. Profile for racing driver valtteri bottas from finland. Valtteri bottas set to learn his mercedes future next month mercedes will decide next month whether to give valtteri bottas a new contract for. The williams f1 team today confirmed that it will run valtteri bottas during the young driver test at silverstone circuit, uk on 12 and july 2012.
Valtteri bottas ends silverstone young driver test on top. You will also see valtteri bottas on track on tuesday, but he will be conducting a tyre development programme with pirelli, and not mercedes team. After being the teams test driver in 2012, bottas was given a fulltime race seat at williams in 20. Williams signs valtteri bottas from finland as test driver.
Valtteri bottas finished the final morning of week 1 of 2020. Valtteri bottas fastest on second day of f1 inseason test. Valtteri bottas edges ferraris giovinazzi, british. During the british grand prix this young chap was seen cheering on his favourite driver and had gone all out with the merch, blue hair and face paint. Mercedes valtteri bottas edged out ferraris antonio giovinazzi for top spot in the secondandfinal day of the barcelona inseason test, posting the fastest time of the test. The young finn is hotly tipped to step up for his grand prix debut next year, with the reigning gp3 champion now focusing only on his f1 duties, and managed by williams shareholder and new executive director toto wolff. Mercedes valtteri bottas sets the fastest lap time in the first week of preseason testing, an impressive 0. Mercedes driver valtteri bottas ends preseason testing with fastest. After winning the 2011 gp3 championship he spent a year out of racing but appeared in practice sessions at official f1 weekends in 15 of the 20 rounds.
Valtteri bottas finished the opening day of the young driver test on thursday as the fastest driver in the williams. Valtteri viktor bottas is a finnish racing driver currently competing in formula one with. Yas marina circuit, united arab emirates november 15, 2011. Valtteri bottas affirms that his current oneyear contract at mercedes wont add extra pressure on his shoulders in 2020. The second and final day of the young driver test at silverstone came to a close today and once again the valtteri bottas topped the time sheets. Valtteri bottas of williams aims to be next flying finn. He went on to dominate the formula renault eurocup, in a strong year with jeaneric vergne, daniel ricciardo, roberto merhi, he almost lapped the whole field. Valtteri bottas edged out kimi raikkonen to lead final free practice for formula 1s azerbaijan grand prix in baku, as both sebastian vettel and max verstappen had problems. Claire williams admits talks over valtteri bottass f1 future taking place. On 28 november, it was confirmed that in 20 he would move up to the race team, the finn joining pastor maldonado. Despite not making any appearances for williams during the 2011 season, valtteri was soon on the pace in the november young driver test, posting the tenth.
When valtteri bottas moves his head from right to left or nods it up and down, you can see his tshirt absorbing all the sweat that these movements generate, becoming darker by the minute. Mercedes required to fit second new engine to bottas car. It was valtteri bottas who braved the cold to set the fastest time of the opening session of preseason testing ahead of sergio perez and max verstappen. As expected, valtteri bottas has signed on for another year with the team, but the bigger. He was however beaten to the title by tobias hegewald who stopped racing in 2011 and frank kechele a silver driver in gt racing until 2018. Like many of the young drivers in recent years, the 25yearold has a strong junior cv. Mega bottas lap puts him top as ferrari hit trouble. Valtteri bottas drives the 20 mercedes f1 w04 youtube. Max chilton, rio haryanto, valtteri bottas and ma qing hua all took part in the young driver test at silverstone, but who are these young stars. Onboard with valtteri bottas for the fastest lap of the first pre. Another man who stepped up from a role as test driver at a big team, albeit at a time when testing happened away from the tracks, was. The regulations state that two days of in season testing must be given to younginexperienced drivers.
Hell drive alongside spanish grand prix winner pastor maldonado, who has kept his place, meaning bruno senna is currently out of a job bottas has been on williams payroll since 2010 and both driver and team look forward to a seamless transition from bit part player to fulltime driver. Claire williams admits talks over valtteri bottass f1. Valtteri bottas, currently williams reserve and friday driver, has admitted a race seat at the british team would be ideal. Valtteri bottas, williams martini racing, gp monaco 2016 mercedes amg petronas f1 teams finnish driver valtteri bottas seats in his car during the second practice session of. Bottas tops timesheets on first day of young driver test. Valtteri bottas of williams f1 team during the 3rd day of the f1 young drivertyre test at the silverstone circuit. This is the valtteri bottas that i have seen in australia. Valtteri bottas finished the second and final day of this weeks inseason test in bahrain at the top of the timesheets. For a shy guy, it brought a confidence boost and a new swagger albeit in a very demur finnish. Have mercedes just changed the game with new steering wheel system. Just as one can depend on the sun rising and setting, one can always depend on a scandinavian f1 driver testing a rally car, as mercedes bottas undertook in france.