Valtteri Bottas, the new Flying Finn of F1

Centerpiece with his Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa, from the return of Williams on the podium in the Manufacturers' World Championship standings (a first since the BMW period in the early 2000s), the Finn Valtteri Bottas confirmed all the hopes placed in him by the Grove stable. Fourth in the Drivers' ranking, having beaten two world champions, Sebastian Vettel et Fernando Alonso spoke in our columns about the return to favor of the team founded by Frank Williams.

“Everything comes from the factory, and the restructuring it has undergone, explains the 25-year-old pilot. The arrival of new people is at the origin of this return to the forefront. The kingpin is really Pat Symonds, whose mere presence had the effect of attracting other quality names, such as Rob Smedley (formerly of Ferrari). This season, every evolution on the car worked as expected, which was far from the case last year, when 50% had to be thrown in the trash. » ?

Find the full interview with Valterri Bottas, in issue 1989 of AUTOhebdo, already available in digital version, and on newsstands tomorrow.