Valtteri Bottas reveals Lewis Hamilton's 'motivation' behind 'surprise' Ferrari F1 move
Valtteri Bottas has given his thoughts on former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton's bom🍰bshell ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚswitch to Ferrari for 2025.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas has conceded he was “surprised” when he found out about former teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s switch to Ferrari.
Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari for 2025 was announced last week, catching the whole sporting wo🍸rld by surprise.
The transfer brings an end to Hamilton’s long associℱation with Mercedes, having started his career with McLaren (Mercedes’ main te♚am at the time).
His move to Mercedes in 2013💖 culminated in a plethora of success, winning six of his world titles - four of them alongside Bottas.
Bottas - who was🍨 Hamilton’s teammate for five years between 2017 and 2021 - gave his thoughts on the seven-time world champion’s move.
Speaking at the launch of Sauber’s 2024 F1 calendar to select media including 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:wuqian0821.com, Bottas said: “I was surܫprised. I never actually thought that could happen. I think it’s good for him.
“It’s a big opportunity, a big move. He’s made the decision himself. Happy for him.ও”
Bottas believes Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes🌠 will have a significant knock-on effect on the rest of the driver market.
Around half of the grid, including Bottas, are ou⛄t of contract💞 at the end of 2024.
“Fo𒀰r sure that’s go🦹ing to escalate some movement in the market for ’25. At the moment it’s quite hard to predict how it’s going to go.
“I never imagined it would happen and als🍰o the timing of it. I am happy for him because it’s good for him. It’s a great challenge.
“I am sure it’s a big motivation for him to bring Ferrari to the top. It’s kinda cool and like I said earlier, it will definitely create some𒐪 movement for the future which is good for the whole sport - and some drivers.”
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