Clear announcement: Bottas wants to attack Hamilton

Unimpressed by this, Hamilton went hunting for times for the first time on Thursday, after Mercedes had focused on the stability of the car in the previous days. In 1:17,977 minutes on a soft tire compound (C4), the Briton was a tenth faster than Leclerc (1:18,046/C3) and took fifth place in the daily ranking.

Renault driver Nico Hülkenberg set the fastest time on Thursday and thus the first week of testing. The German completed the route in 1:17,393 minutes and thus pushed the long-leading Thai Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) out of the lead. The fastest four drivers were all on the softest C5 tire compound. Shortly after his best time, Hülkenberg rolled out with a technical problem and caused a brief interruption in testing.

Kubica takes risks Returnee Robert Kubica made few friends in the Williams. The Pole, who is making his comeback to Formula 1 nine years after his serious rally accident, often stood in the way and almost provoked a crash with Hamilton. Kubica's time of 1:21,542 was not particularly meaningful; after starting the test week late, Williams limited itself to aerodynamic measurements. Leclerc went on a short ride, chasing the Ferrari through the gravel and immediately returning to the pits.

The 21-year-old Leclerc reviewed the first of two weeks of testing in a surprisingly cool way. “Sebastian and I drove many laps without any problems, so we can all be very happy,” said Leclerc, but immediately qualified: “Nobody has put their cards on the table here, including us, so the times are not special meaningful.” Bottas wants to attack: “I only have one career” Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas is making every effort to show off his new attitude visually; the Finn grew a beard during the winter break. “I didn't shave in the winter, I thought the beard was good, and it also fits what I look like and what I want to convey,” he said in an interview with Auto Bild Motorsport .

At the end of last year he was “disappointed and angry”, especially with how the second half of the season went. That's why he swore to himself: "Something like that must never happen again." To achieve my goals this year, I am willing to do whatever it takes. If I have to act harder in some areas, that’s part of it.”

His teammate Hamilton apparently has to prepare for the fact that Bottas will no longer let him pass when in doubt, as he did in Sochi in 2018. “In this situation, if I were there again, I would act differently,” assured the Finn. Although he wants to continue to be a good team player, “I only have one career in life, and if I always support instead of attacking myself, I will never achieve my goals.”

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Clear announcement: Bottas wants to attack Hamilton

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