Teamwork is perhaps one of the most important virtues of a title-winning team. Just ask former Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The duo dominated the F1 circuit during their time together and won 5 Constructors’ Titles together. Bottas won 10 races for Mercedes, had 20 pole positions, and stood on the podium in a silver arrows race suit an impressive 58 times.
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Apart from being known as a coffee connoisseur, Porridge King, Valtteri was more famously known for his TikTok content. Subsequently, the Brackley-based Constructors even gave Bottas a trophy to celebrate his profound skill. He is also termed a ‘TikTok king’ by many people.
To remember the Finnish driver for his contribution, the Mercedes Twitter admin posted a Valtteri Bottas appreciation video that Twitter was not ready for. Not only did Bottas raise the level of Mercedes’ PR team, he always gave pure entertainment to the fans.
Additionally, the video posted by the Mercedes admin took Twitter by storm. They shared the post with the caption, “Forever appreciating the VB TikTok era.” It was a classic throwback to a memorable time for Mercedes fans, which caused them to go berserk on Twitter.
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Subsequently, the Silver Arrow fans could not hold back their emotions and made their feelings known as they poured their hearts out on Twitter.
Mercedes admin sends Twitter into meltdown after the Valtteri Bottas throwback video
After the Finn parted ways with the Mercedes camp, Lewis Hamilton said that Valtteri was “the best teammate I’ve had the pleasure of working with.”
Moreover, he was also loved by the Silver Arrow fans. The recent Mercedes post on Twitter sent fans back to the ‘good times.’ Furthermore, the current Alfa Romeo driver is still dearly missed by Mercedes fans.
Spain without the S https://t.co/lK9XG9mKRv
— Alejandro Mendez (@Alejandro94_) September 16, 2022
cried https://t.co/FNcH4rpFjM
— ' (@eleyhsa) September 16, 2022
do you want us to cry😭😭😭 https://t.co/CEPxr0LBqf
— Niharika (@dnttouchmyfries) September 16, 2022
WHAT WAS THE REASON TO MAKE ME CRY ON A FRIDAY ADMIN?? 😭😭😭 I miss VB https://t.co/HoS1gZ6SVL
— Alba ⁴⁴🏁⁶³ (@RayonceCarter) September 16, 2022
The fans also demanded that current Mercedes driver George Russell and Alfa Romeo needed to step up their Twitter game, in order to raise it to Valtteri’s level.
George could NEVER. And their Admin is co-signing. https://t.co/TXMvtJhfUC
— The Red Flags F1 Podcast (@TheRedFlagsF1) September 16, 2022
George needs to step up wit the entertainment https://t.co/2qTLPj3zQ1
— gyalchemist (@_dechief) September 16, 2022
the tik tok king <3 I'll never forgive Alfa for not creating a Tik Tok for VB. It's a shame!
— Amanda 🇺🇦 (@amanda_2626) September 16, 2022
Please bring back vb just to do tiktoks and then he can race for Alfa Romeo
— Matty (@lexlerc16) September 16, 2022
Furthermore, fans reminisced about the ‘King of TikTok’ and appreciated the Finn.
The rightful king of tiktok
— em ⁴⁴ ⁵ (@drivefasta) September 16, 2022
WE MISS OUR TIKTOK KING ADMIN 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/GHs1PB9a2C
— ً (@tsimiks) September 16, 2022
We miss it too, admin. There will never be another merc tiktok king.
— sacha (@sachatweets) September 16, 2022
TikTok is VB's world, we're all in it
— Tim Wagner 🏁🎳📷🚗 (@timwagner66) September 16, 2022
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Bottas was an integral part of Mercedes’ dominance in the second half of the last decade. Furthermore, the former Williams driver was the embodiment of a perfect teammate and fans adored him for the same.
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Valtteri Bottas switched to Alfa Romeo from Mercedes and replaced Kimi Raikkonen this year. However, after an impressive start to the season, it has quickly gone downhill for them. Moreover, with only 6 races remaining in the season, time is running away for Alfa Romeo.
Can the Red and White constructors improve on their P6 position in the constructor’s championship?