Valtteri Bottas tests the Toyota Yaris WRC

Second in the general classification of the world championship F1, Valtteri Bottas took advantage of this weekend's break between the British Grand Prix and the German meeting at Hockenheim in a week to take his mind off things.

The pilot Mercedes-AMG F1 a pu s’essayer au pilotage de la Toyota Yaris WRC world champion with the Gazoo Racing WRT of Tommi Mäkinen. The driving session took place in Finland, in the presence of the team boss.

It was not Bottas' first outing in a new generation WRC since the former resident of Williams Racing avait disputé en début d’année l’Arctic Lapland sur la neige avec une Ford Fiesta préparée par l’équipe M-Sport.