Bottas: Until mid-season to convince

Valtteri Bottas replaces Bruno Senna for this 2013 season F1, the Brazilian not having met the expectations of Williams F1 Team which last year had a car significantly more efficient than the FW33. If Pastor Maldonado was able to keep his position thanks to his victory at the European Grand Prix but above all with the financial support of Venezuela, the Finn made his place within the Grove team by displaying satisfactory performances during the racing sessions. free trials. The Finn must nevertheless confirm his potential this year but the management of the British team will still let him breathe by avoiding putting negative pressure on him in order to give him enough time to find his feet.

“He needs driving and racing experience”, highlighted Toto wolff, the co-owner of Williams, on Motorsport Aktuell. “He is very fast and extremely intelligent, but we need to give him the right environment to realize his potential. We can't be sure he'll take the second row of the grid in Melbourne, even if the car is capable of it. I think he will be able to use the car's full potential from the middle of the season. »