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Valtteri Bottas refuses to reply Lewis Hamilton query and lands dig at F1 group

The F1 ace was being quizzed on some brutally sincere questions.

Valtteri Bottas is gearing up for a return to F1 (Picture: Getty)

Valtteri Bottas saved it cool, calm and picked up throughout a latest look on Scorching Ones – a YouTube sequence the place contestants are requested brutally sincere questions. The racecar driver is gearing up for a return to the game as one of many drivers for the brand new group on the grid, Cadillac.

He was joined by Cadillac team-mate, Sergio Perez, for the shoot, with the pair of them testing their loyalties by answering some doubtlessly sketchy questions. Nevertheless, Bottas refused to be drawn right into a debate surrounding Lewis Hamilton, in addition to a few of his different former and future team-mates.

The Finnish star was requested to rank the driving skill of Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Zhou Guanyu and new team-mate, Sergio Perez. After initially laughing the query off, Bottas finally replied: “All of them are my team-mates, so it’s very private who I’m going to place final… I’d put you [Perez] first clearly [laughs], however I’m going to attempt a scorching wing [the punishment for not fully answering].”

Bottas regarded a little bit extra flustered than he normally does whereas behind the wheel, however he did handle to energy by it. The 36-year-old prevented an analogous punishment on a unique query when he was requested in regards to the group he was most excited to depart.

He replied: “I’m an sincere man and clearly there are completely different circumstances to how you allow and why. Stake F1 Workforce, I used to be fairly completely satisfied to depart on the finish, due to the circumstances, however we had some good recollections too.”

Bottas was changed by Stake for the 2025 season, after the group opted for a brand new driver line-up going ahead. He even went so far as saying he felt nameless within the sport due to the group’s poor performances.

Talking on the time, he mentioned: “Combating very a lot in direction of the again finish of the grid, race to race, it’s virtually like I disappeared to some folks. It was laborious for me to show what I can do. You recognize the secret, though I do not really feel any degradation of my talents and the way I really feel within the automotive. Nothing has modified there.”

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Bottas can be hoping to ascertain himself within the F1 dialog as soon as once more when he makes a long-awaited return to the grid for the 2026 season.

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