In the round-up: Valtteri Bottas believes he is driving better than he did when he was winning races at Mercedes.
In brief
Bottas driving ‘better than with Mercedes’
Despite sitting in last place in the drivers’ championship, Sauber driver Bottas believes he is driving at a higher level now than he was as a Mercedes driver alongside Lewis Hamilton.
Asked whether he felt he was still driving at the same level he was before he joined Sauber, Bottas replied: “I feel like yes, especially in qualifying this year, I haven’t felt any signs of being worse.
“If anything, you keep getting better with experience. You gain more consistency, more confidence. You can solve different issues in a different way. You can adapt to the car the more time you spend in the sport. I feel actually I’m driving better than what I did at Mercedes, but obviously it’s not that visible.”
Meyer Shank snag Armstrong
Marcus Armstrong will switch from Ganassi to Meyer Shank for the 2025 IndyCar season, pairing with Felix Rosenqvist.
Armstrong raced in his second season of IndyCar in 2024, completing a full season programme for the first time. He scored a single podium finish in Detroit with two further top five finishes to end the year 14th in the drivers’ standings.
“This year I got closer to where I want to be performance wise, including oval racing for the first time, and I’m looking forward to continuing to push up the order with Meyer Shank,” said Armstrong. “We want to be at the front, fighting for wins and I believe we have the recipe to do it.”
Envision keep Buemi and Frijns
Envision Formula E team has announced an unchanged driver line up for the upcoming 2025 season, keeping both Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns.
The two combined for five podium finishes over last season with Envision finishing sixth in the teams’ championship. The pair will likely be forced to miss a round next season due to a calendar clash between next season’s Berlin Eprix and the WEC’s Six hours of Sao Paulo.
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