F1 | Mercedes, Wolff: “Bottas is not our number two”

Valtteri Bottas will not be Mercedes' second driver, according to Toto Wolff.

In an interview with Speed ​​Week, the current Head of Sports Activities at Mercedes AMG underlined how the Finn is doing an excellent job within the Brackley base and how there is no favoritism towards Lewis Hamilton. The drivers of the world champion Scuderia are 35 points apart and despite this Wolff is counting on the talent of the former Williams to close this small gap generated in the first five rounds of this 2017 season. Let us remember in any case that Bottas did not finish the last Spanish GP due to a power unit problem.

Here are the words of Toto Wolff: “The 35 point gap between our drivers is not a problem. Bottas is doing an excellent job and I want to remind you that he did not finish the last Grand Prix due to a technical problem. It is not our team's policy to establish a first guide and a second guide. We have done this in recent years and we want to continue on this path. There are still fifteen events ahead of us and we will leave maximum freedom to our drivers to battle. Obviously always considering the team objectives."

Roberto Valenti