"Bottas is too good to be sliding right to the back of the grid"

Valtteri Bottas will be driving for Alfa Romeo next season. According to The Race Bottas' departure from Mercedes came a year too late as he was able to join better teams last season.

It had been rumoured for some time that Bottas would leave Mercedes after this season. The German racing team were keen to bring in George Russell and for that to happen the Finnish driver simply had to make way, leaving for Alfa Romeo.

"As a package, Bottas is too good to be sliding right to the back of the grid and potentially spending his time struggling to get out of Q1", the medium stated. "Unfortunately the seats on the grid between Mercedes and his only 2021 options – Alfa Romeo and Williams – were all taken. Alfa Romeo may yet make a big leap in 2022 but the reality is the seat Bottas will take is hardly among F1’s most coveted." 

Bottas has few options

The situation therefore came a year too late. "Had Bottas lost his drive for 2021 the options available to him would have been plentiful"