Former team boss hails Valtteri Bottas

A former team boss of Valtteri Bottas says that the Finn is exceptionally talented and thinks he will bring home success this season.

Bottas joins Mercedes, who have dominated Formula One for the past three years. He replaces Nico Rosberg who retired after becoming world champion last season.

Bottas' former Formula Renault 2.0 team boss, Timo Rumpfkeil commented on his former driver, and fully believes that Bottas deserves his drive at Mercedes.

“In 2008, we won the NEC Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup,” Rumpfkeil told Motopark.com. “17 victories, 20 pole positions, 22 podium finishes and 16 fastest racecourses speak a clear language. In that year, Valtteri beat Daniel Ricciardo and Roberto Mehri.

“A really good guy from a normal home who is where he is for one reason: he is an absolute exceptional talent and a hard worker! I believe that no one deserves more to get there or ever worked harder for his aims than Valtteri.

“He is an absolutely gifted natural talent, proves again and again mad nerve strength (or probably has no nerves at all), is technically very versed – a man who lives only for the sport. And today he is the same deep-seated guy as he was as an up-and-coming talent back in 2008.

“I am absolutely sure that “Walter” (that’s what we always called him) will shine with excellent results this season. For the first time in years, he has competitive material, and no one is hungrier for success than him.”

 

Fergal Walsh

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