Brawn praises Bottas' performance in Türkiye

In tough times since the start of the season and his departure from Mercedes already recorded, Valtteri Bottas was able to have one of the best weekends of his professional career during the Turkish meeting. Starting from pole, the Scandinavian mastered his Grand Prix proving that he still had the ability to perform when Lewis Hamilton was in the tough could not fight at the forefront.« It's been a long time, it feels good. From a personal point of view, this is one of the most successful races of my career,” he savored after his triumph in Türkiye.

A performance which did not go unnoticed in the paddock and particularly in the upper echelons of the Formula 1. " There were several good drivers on track, notably Carlos Sainz and its nice comeback from the back of the grid to finish in the points but for me, the driver of the day is Valtteri Bottas, underlines Ross Brawn in his traditional post-Grand Prix column.

He did not make any deviations despite the very difficult conditions. Mercedes had a very good car but he did the hardest part without ever being threatened. He's starting and in this kind of scenario it's easy to lower your head but he kept it high and I think he did a brilliant job. Max (Verstappen) is formidable in wet conditions but he could not reach Valtteri. He demonstrated that if Alfa Romeo give him (Good) car, he will respond and make the most of it. » A departure that the German team and Lewis Hamilton may regret next year.