After losing his Mercedes drive to George Russell, Bottas had a choice between Alfa Romeo and Williams for this year, and he eventually opted for the Swiss-based team.
In Bahrain he qualified and finished sixth, and then in Saudi Arabia last weekend he qualified eighth and was ahead of eventual sixth place finisher Esteban Ocon when he retired with an engine temperature issue.
In the first race the Finn started alongside former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, while in the second he qualified eight places ahead of the seven-time world champion, and just 0.079s behind Russell.
“I think this was kind of the best case scenario for our first season together that I could ever imagine with the information I had,” said Bottas when asked by Autosport if the team’s form had exceeded expectations.
“So yeah, definitely I’m really happy with the decision I made, and I’m happy overall as well, so yeah, enjoying it.
“If we can keep improving the car there’s no doubt we should…
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