Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas traveled to Corsica to pay his respects to his compatriots Henri Toivonen, a rally driver who died tragically in 1986, and to attend the two races in Austria at the Red Bull Ring.
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Valtteri Bottas visits the Finnish rally driver Henri Toivonen to pay his respects
The Mercedes driver cycled to the plaque of the rally driver who tragically died during a race. Bottas considers him a legend and had to pay homage to his compatriots before setting off for his own race in France.
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Bottas wrote: “Had to boot up for the legend”
In the coming days, Bottas will leave for France for the seventh championship run. The Finnish driver is hoping to get some motivation after seeing his idol’s memorabilia. He will be trying to recover and recover after a lackluster Azerbaijan Grand Prix when he crossed the finish line in twelfth place.
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How is Bottas doing this season?
The 33-year-old driver has been on the top step of the Grand Prix three times this season. Bottas finished third in Bahrain, Portugal, and at the Spanish Grand Prix.
However, things went downhill for the number 77 on the Brackley team. When he experienced two terrible weekends in a row, one at the Monaco Grand Prix, where a failed pit stop ended his race and had to retire. And the other at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he finished twelfth for himself and his colleagues at Mercedes, bringing home zero points on both weekends.
Formula 1 F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 8, 2021 Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes during the press conference after qualifying in third place FIA / handout via REUTERS
So Bottas is looking forward to the triple header as he tries to break through the series of bad runs and hopes to prevail. The Finn is currently in sixth place in the drivers’ standings with 47 points and hopes that the triple header will give him a chance to increase his record for the 2021 championship.
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