Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Valtteri Bottas as his best team mate after the Finn's move to Alfa Romeo from Mercedes in 2022 was announced on Monday. "He has been the best team mate I've had the pleasure of working with," Hamilton added. Hamilton's first team mate, at McLaren in 2007, was double world champion Fernando Alonso. Hamilton moved …
Bottas clocked a best time of one minute and 16.989 seconds around the spectacular 5.245km Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit, two-tenths quicker than championship leader Lewis Hamilton with Max Verstappen a familiar third for Red Bull. Mugello: Valtteri Bottas heaped praise on the Mugello circuit on Friday after completing a controlled ‘double top’ to outpace Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a crash-hit …