Valtteri Bottas: "I did not give up" – F1 – Mercedes

Thanks to his victory in Japan last Sunday, his third of the season, Valtteri Bottas offered the opportunity to compete for a few more weeks with his teammate Lewis Hamilton for the world title. Admittedly, the gap between the two Mercedes drivers, 64 points, offers little hope to the Finn, to four races at the end of the season. The Englishman could even be titled at the next Grand Prix in Mexico, if he scores 14 points more than Bottas.

But the former Williams driver refuses to give in without fighting. "I did not give up, did he declare. As long as there are mathematical chances, I believe it. Sunday, in Japan, I was third on the grid, with both Ferraris ahead, and I won. It was not easy but it happened. Everything is possible. But I remain realistic, I will have a lot of luck to be champion. I must already win all the remaining races. "

Bottas also spoke of his season as a whole, marked by excellent first weeks (two victories and five podiums in the first five races) and then a big hole in the air while the Briton chained victories. "It's my fault, for the most part, if I'm so late on Lewis, he acknowledged. Now I'm going shopping one after the other and see how far I can go. "