Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas celebrated his first Formula 1 win of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix. The Finn relegated Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez to second and third in the rain in Istanbul on Sunday. After a penalty transfer, world champion Lewis Hamilton fought his way up from eleventh to fifth in the second Mercedes. In the world championship standings, Verstappen has taken the lead from defending champion Hamilton again. The international press writes:
Great Britain:
Daily Mail: “Lewis Hamilton lost the championship lead after his Mercedes team behaved like scared rabbits and called him to a pointless pit stop. (…) The fateful decision with all its possible effects on who wears the crown in the end came eight laps before the end of a creeping, drizzling Turkish Grand Prix, which Valtteri Bottas won. “
“The Sun”: “Lewis Hamilton scolded his Mercedes team after they screwed up his chance for a place on the podium in Turkey and fears that it could cost him the championship. Hamilton couldn’t hide his frustration that Max Verstappen has taken the lead again in the race for the title and is now six points ahead of the British. “
“The Guardian”: “The pressure that has existed in the closest Formula 1 World Championship in recent years is undoubtedly noticeable now. Under the thick, gray and overcast sky at the Turkish Grand Prix, the weight of expectation weighed heavily on Lewis Hamilton. “
Italy:
“La Gazzetta dello Sport”: “Valtteri Bottas won the crazy Grand Prix of Turkey. Mercedes needed a great Bottas to limit the damage from changing the engine on Hamilton’s car. And Valtteri did not disappoint. “
“Corriere dello Sport”: “He had to wait more than a year, but Valtteri Bottas finally made it into the double-digit range. Tenth career success for him, who was able to overtake Verstappen and help Mercedes both in the constructors ‘and in the drivers’ standings. “
Spain:
“Marca”: “It was a Bottas Festival, but Verstappen is the new front runner, with a lead of six points over Hamilton. The Finn has completed the best race for Mercedes so far. (…) Carlos Sainz shone with a great race to catch up. (…) Verstappen’s six point lead over the seven-time world champion is an announcement that the fight for the title will go on until the end of the season. “
“As”: “It doesn’t rain to everyone’s taste. A Mercedes won it, but there is not so loud clapping in the pits when the world champion on the other line scolds a dubious strategy over the radio. “
France:
“L’Équipe”: “A year after spinning six times on the same track, Mercedes driver Bottas couldn’t have asked for a better way to defeat his Turkish demons.”
Austria:
“Kronen Zeitung”: “Verstappen flies past” Frust Lewis “Hamilton”
Switzerland:
“Look”: “Hamilton angry:” Leave me alone “. Because Valtteri Bottas, the future Alfa-Sauber driver, relegated Max Verstappen to second place at the Turkish GP, Lewis Hamilton is now only six points behind the Dutchman in the championship standings. The Brit is annoyed by the tactics of his Mercedes team. “
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