“I don’t know whether to cry or laugh” – Valtteri Bottas thinks about his Mercedes F1 accident

Valtteri Bottas has been in a persistent streak of bad luck since the beginning of the season, which ultimately cost him several World Cup points.

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At the Monaco Grand Prix, the Finn was strong in second place. But when Bottas pulled into the pit lane, he never came out again because of the jammed wheel nut, marking the second botched pit stop of the season.

With the series of unsatisfactory results at the start of the season, Valtteri Bottas was heavily rumored to be moving from Mercedes. In addition, 23-year-old George Russell is seen as the front runner, replacing the Finnish driver in the Silver Arrows.

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Meanwhile, Bottas, the runner-up in the driver standings of 2019 and 2020, has opened the series of bad luck in Formula 1.

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What did Valtteri Bottas say?

As quoted by the Hypebeast, Valtteri Bottas replied to the question about the persistent bad luck this season: “It’s not fun. Sometimes I don’t know whether to cry or laugh because it almost feels like an awful lot of bad luck has happened. Sometimes there are things that you cannot control so all you have to do is try to keep going.

Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 1, 2021. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas after retiring from the REUTERS / David W Cerny race.

“The most painful thing is when I make a mistake myself and have a bad weekend because I didn’t play at the level I should be. It’s more painful and I always try to learn from every situation.

“It wasn’t the best season with mixed results and a lack of pace, but here we are and there is still a long, long year ahead of us,” added the Finn.

Being a team-mate of Lewis Hamilton is not easy: Bottas

Valtteri Bottas replaced the outgoing world champion from 2016, Nico Rosberg, at Mercedes in 2017. Since then, the former Williams driver has taken 17 pole positions, 53 podiums and nine wins.

However, the Finnish driver reveals that he is the teammate of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who is extremely difficult.

“Being Lewis’ team-mate isn’t easy because he’s pretty quick, both in qualifying and especially in the races. It makes me push myself more and always try to dig deeper or try new things because I know that I have to give absolutely everything if I want to beat him, ”said Valtteri Bottas.

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Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 18, 2021. Mercedes ‘Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the race with third placed Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas REUTERS / Peter Cziborra.

“To be honest, it was really fun too. We have been able to work together very well as a team and if you look back on the last four years, we have achieved great things as a team, so I am working hard, ”added Bottas.

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