Valtteri Bottas is confident that his best races still lie ahead of him and warns that he is not out of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship title fight.
Speaking to journalists ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, Bottas said, “I feel my best races are still ahead of me this year. I’ve done a good job in some races but there’s more to come to be more consistent at a good level — that’s my target and I feel that’s ahead.
“I always want to learn from every single grand prix and get better, in doing that I hope good things will come. I hope to have a good one here and continue from there.”
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel leads the standings after five rounds, with Bottas’ Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton second, while the Finn lies third albeit 41 points adrift of top spot.
Nevrethless Bottas insisted, “I’m confident and what gives me confidence is that there’s still 75 per cent of the season left. That’s a lot of racing and a lot of possibilities to gain lots of points. And I know I will only going to get better, I feel I will still improve, it’s a long season ahead.”
“Definitively the points gap to Sebastian and Lewis is bigger than I was hoping for at this point of the year but it’s only the beginning, things can change quickly.”
“If I start scoring more points than them things can change, so I’m confident it’s still going to be a good fight,” added Bottas who scored his first grand prix victory in Russia last month.
Big Question: Will Valtteri feature in the drivers’ world championship title race?
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