If that were to happen I could see LH toss in the toys, the towel and the jet and retire to a small island become a hermit. I have zero thoughts of his ego taking that hit after losing to Nico as well LOL I hope Bottas can show he as the skill and smarts to get some wins. That is the pairing to watch along with Max n Ricci of course!
Does his father think that every driver winning a WDC over his son automatically quits F1 the year after? Could this make Bottas Mercedes-stint a one year affair only?
The driver is not the problem of Ferrari, why would somebody think that Lewis driving for them would make any difference??? And does really anybody think that Hamilton would be more patient waiting for them to built a championship winning car than Alonso was and Vettel is? Lewis of all people??? Seriously???
FEBRUARY 13, 2017 No bluffing in 2017 test season says Lauda Valtteri Bottas is pushing hard to be ready for the 2017 season. That is the news from Niki Lauda, the F1 legend and team chairman at Mercedes. He is referring to Finn Bottas, who was Mercedes' eleventh hour pick to replace the suddenly-retired world champion Nico Rosberg for 2017. "I'm always on the phone with Bottas," Lauda told the Swiss newspaper Blick. "He wants to know everything, which is motivating me as well. He is getting full support from all of us." After Mercedes won the last three titles, F1 is all change for 2017, with wider tyres and much faster cars set to fill the grid. Lauda said the picture will start to emerge from the second Barcelona test. "The first four days in Barcelona will be getting to know the new regulations," he said. "Then the four day break will be to make updates. "Then at the second test, no one will bluff anymore because we will all want to know where we stand before Melbourne," added Lauda. "The first three races are on totally different tracks," he continued, "so by then we will know where we are heading." Lauda said he has seen the broad shape of the 2017 Mercedes car and he was "immediately enthusiastic". "The fans will surely like what they see," he added.
GO Bottas "Nico showed beating Lewis is possible," says Bottas as he prepares for first Mercedes season. "I'm not here for second place." Valtteri Bottas: I can beat Lewis Hamilton to F1 title at Mercedes | F1 News
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 Bottas gets Rosberg's race engineer Valtteri Bottas has inherited retired world champion Nico Rosberg's race engineer at Mercedes. Earlier, Tony Ross came to Mercedes from Williams, where in addition to Rosberg he also worked with the likes of Juan Pablo Montoya. Now, the Briton will be the voice on Finn Bottas' radio. "My engineer will be Tony Ross. He was formerly Nico Rosberg's race engineer," Bottas, 27, confirmed to Ilta Sanomat newspaper.
