Bottas is grateful to Mercedes: "I really felt proud"

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10:46, 19 Dec 2021

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Valtteri Bottas said goodbye to Mercedes this week. The Finnish driver will be driving for Alfa Romeo that has big plans for the coming years with Guanyu Zhou and Bottas. The farewell caused a special moment for Bottas.

Bottas had the difficult task of thanking his team for the past few years on Friday afternoon. In a video on Twitter, he clearly showed his gratitude towards the German racing stable. "It's been emotional, It's been nice to see all the people. I really felt proud," Bottas said.

The Finn could count on a lot of criticism because of his performance in recent years. Where Hamilton dominated on the circuits, Bottas often lagged behind. Despite this, he also saw himself winning several GPs. "Not the winning one, but some other trophies. Thank you for all the support this five years."

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For one last time, take it away VB. Before signing off, @ValtteriBottas has one final message to share with you, the Mercedes family. 💙

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Russell succeeds Bottas at Mercedes

Mercedes found the successor to Bottas in George Russell. The talented Englishman will have the tough challenge of making things difficult for Hamilton next season. This season Russell showed his great qualities in his Williams car. In 2022 we will see if Russell can also surprise with his new team.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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