Mercedes Confirms Valtteri Bottas for 2020
It’s been something which has been discussed for a while with people wondering about Valtteri Bottas’ future with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team however today, the announcement was made – Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes for 2020.
Joining the team back in 2017, he has played a key role in the team’s victory for the constructors’ championships for the past two seasons.
This year, we’ve seen a new side to Valtteri Bottas – especially at the start of the season with the driver pushing his team-mate and offering exciting racing.
At the moment, the 30-year-old driver is currently second in the World Championship standings at 188 points so we’re excited to see how things will pan out in the second half of the season.
Following the announcement, this is what Valtteri Bottas and Toto Wolff had to say.
Valtteri Bottas At Mercedes For 2020
Valtteri Bottas: “I am very happy and proud to be a part of the team for fourth season and wish to thank every team member and the board of Mercedes for their trust and belief in me.”
“My performances have been getting stronger and better with each year and this is a great way to kick start the second half of the season.”
“My overall target is to become Formula One World Champion and I believe that, on paper, and for my experience with the team – Mercedes is the best option for me to achieve that goal in 2020.”
“We have nine races to go this season and I am determined to keep improving at every one of them – now, my thoughts are on Spa and delivering a strong performance with the team this weekend.”
Toto Wolff – Valtteri Bottas 2020 Announcement
Toto Wolff: For 2019, we set Valtteri the challenge coming back even stronger and he has achieved that with some really impressive performances in the early races this year.”
“Although it has been one of the most successful halves of the championships for far, he is still hungry and far more determined to keep on improving and raising his level. That’s the mindset that we want from all of our team members.”
“The results we have achieved together and with Valtteri are no coincidence – he has been an integral part of our championship success in the past two seasons and his teamwork with Lewis has been exemplary.”
“He has shown real strength of character in how he has responded to setbacks.”
“I’m delighted that he will stay with the team for another season at least – and we look forward to seeing him raise the bar even further.”
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