Formula 1 2019: Valtteri Bottas will stay at Mercedes for 2020 season, says team
Since he joined the team in 2017 Finland's Bottas, aged 30, has won five grand prix and is currently second in the world championship standings behind Hamilton.
-
Since he joined the team in 2017 Finland's Bottas, aged 30, has won five grand prix and is currently second in the world championship standings behind Hamilton.
-
Team boss Toto Wolff said 2019 was Bottas's best ever season, but he is hungry for more and determined to keep on improving and raising his level. That's the mindset we want from all our team members.
-
I am very happy and proud to be part of the team for a fourth season and wish to thank every team member and the board of Mercedes for their trust and belief in me, Bottas said.
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Valtteri Bottas will remain as world champion Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes partner for the 2020 Formula One season, the team said Thursday, ending speculation about the driver's future.
"Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today confirmed that it has exercised its option with Valtteri Bottas for the 2020 Formula One season," the German team said in a statement.
File image of Valtteri Bottas. Reuters
Since he joined the team in 2017 Finland's Bottas, aged 30, has won five grand prix and is currently second in the world championship standings behind Hamilton.
Related Articles
"I am very happy and proud to be part of the team for a fourth season and wish to thank every team member and the board of Mercedes for their trust and belief in me," Bottas said.
"My overall target is to become Formula One world champion. I believe that on paper, and from my experience with the team, Mercedes is the best option for me to achieve that goal in 2020."
Team boss Toto Wolff said 2019 was Bottas's best ever season, but he is hungry for more and determined to keep on improving and raising his level. That's the mindset we want from all our team members.
also read
Didn’t want to criticise Vinicius Junior with tweet: LaLiga chief Javier Tebas
LaLiga chief Javier Tebas insisted Thursday he didn't mean 'to criticise' Vinicius Junior following a charged exchange on Twitter after the Real Madrid forward was racially abused during a march.
Formula 1: Max Verstappen grabs maiden Monaco Grand Prix pole position with spectacular final lap
Max Verstappen clawed back three-tenths of a second in the final sector to beat Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
Emilia-Romagna GP cancelled due to deadly floods in Italy
Formula One said it made the decision to cancel the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix due to safety reasons and to avoid any extra burden on the emergency services, after consulting with Italian political figures.