An uneventful race weekend in Turkey, you say? Here's why it wasn't.
Some might say the Turkish Grand Prix weekend was an uneventful one...it was anything but. Kimi and his drink, redemption for Valtteri, a new Driver of the Day, the Diabolica, the ever-changing weather conditions, a grippier track, engine penalties - it had it all! Brilliant Bottas Valtteri Bottas could not have asked for a better race weekend. Over a year from his last win and less than 10 races to go in his Mercedes career, another win for the Finn in the German outfit started to look increasingly unlikely. But on a weekend where his teammate had a 10-place grid penalty, he was expected to deliver. And so he did. Ever since Bottas found out about his future at Alfa Romeo, a secure one at that, it seems to have lit a spark in him. It’s almost as if we’re witnessing a new, freer Bottas. What he describes as “one of the best races I’ve ever had” saw him take pole - one he inherited from Lewis Hamilton - dominate almost the entire race to win his tenth ever and solidify his hold on ...