Bottas ready to hand over lead to Hamilton in Sochi?

Valtteri Bottas could have the opportunity to score his first victory of the season after taking pole at the Russian GP at the Sochi circuit where he won last year. The Finn is struggling to win with Mercedes, his last success dating back to the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP.

However, the Nordic driver may well have to give up his position to his teammate Lewis Hamilton fighting for the title against Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari).

“I will definitely try to win the race tomorrow. We can't have any other objective when starting from pole, secured the six-time Grand Prix pole-sitter. But obviously we are there as a team and we are fighting for the championship. Lewis is leading the championship, he has a small lead over Sebastian (40 points all the same) and a very big lead over me (107 points). We must still keep this in mind. »

Toto wolff was not much more precise when discussing Mercedes' choices for the Russian GP, ​​the star-studded manufacturer wanting to optimize its title chances in the Drivers' and Manufacturers' rankings.

“It’s hard to tell him he’s not allowed to fight after putting him on pole. We will have a discussion tomorrow morning and then we will see how the race goes”, commented the executive director of Mercedes Motorsport on Sky Sports.