The chemistry was great. And so the formula 1 Team Mercedes can put on continuity: Valtteri Bottas has extended – like world champion Lewis Hamilton is his contract.
The Finn Valtteri Bottas (28) will also go in the upcoming formula 1 season for Mercedes at the Start. As the world champion Team announced on the sidelines of the Grand Prix of Germany, extended to both parties, the expiring contract to 2019, with an Option on a further season.
“Valtteris performances in this season were excellent. The chemistry between him, the Team and Lewis is great, without any policy. These are the ingredients you need, if you want to fight for both titles,” said Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff on the three-time Grand Prix-winner. On Thursday, Mercedes had the race at his home announced the extension of the contract of world champion Lewis Hamilton (Britain) by 2020.
Victorious: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff and Valtteri Bottas (right)
Bottas is also due to defects in 2018, still without a victory this Season. “I’m better than 2017. I’m faster, better in the race and closer to Lewis on it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t show the results. But the Team knows it, and that is the Only thing that counts for me,” declared the world Cup-third from the previous year.
Beginning in 2017, the Finn, who had taken arrows to the succession of the resigned world champion Nico Rosberg in the Silver. His one-year contract was extended last September for the first time to another season. With the decisions in the case of Mercedes, four of the six Top-cockpit for 2019 are awarded. In addition to Hamilton also championship leader Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari and the Dutchman Max verse fall at Red Bull until the end of 2020, bound.
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