F1 news: Lewis Hamilton out for REVENGE against Sebastian Vettel - Valtteri Bottas
LEWIS HAMILTON’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas has warned that the Brit is out for revenge this weekend.
Rosberg: Hamilton deserved to win Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel stole the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from under the nose of Hamilton thanks to a perfectly timed Virtual Safety Car.
The 33-year-old was devastated with the disappointing start to the season as he finished second.
But Bottas believes his side hold the advantage for the duration of the campaign as they bid for revenge this weekend in Bahrain.
The Finish driver finished a sorry eighth in the curtain-raiser and he is hoping to help Hamilton ride home in pole position in the desert.
Lewis Hamilton is hoping to get revenge on Sebastian Vettel this weekend
Now we still have 20 races to go and we’re here in Bahrain, so nothing really to worry about at this point
“It was a bad weekend, that’s it,” Bottas said.
“Well, not so much been in my mind, because everything was kind of processed during the weekend.
“Now we still have 20 races to go and we’re here in Bahrain, so nothing really to worry about at this point.
“We have a competitive car.
Valtteri Bottas was speaking ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix
“We know we still have a lot of work to do to make it better.
“Just a bad weekend, so looking forward to this one.”
Hamilton is hoping to win his fifth world championship this year to take his personal tally above rival Vettel.