Hamilton scares Bottas: strong title contender – Telegraph

After a good performance in the last race won in Austria and fast times set in the first two free practice sessions at Silverstone today, Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas can seriously enter the race for the Formula 1 title.

This is the opinion of Lewis Hamilton, who sees his Mercedes team partner as strong a rival as Sebastian Vettel. “For Mercedes he represents added value, a strong driver who has proven this since his first season. He is working hard and fighting with me and Vettel for the title,” Hamilton said.

“He is only 15 points behind me, 35 behind Vettel, and in one race everything can turn upside down. This should not be underestimated as it will be fatal. He helped me at this world championship, but I also helped him when I was behind him, getting important points for the championship. If he continues at the same pace, he will fight for the title until the end,” said Lewis Hamilton, who was second in free practice at Silverstone today, just behind Bottas. .

Official practice will take place tomorrow and the races on Sunday, both at 14:00 /telesports/