Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were two iconic names in the Mercedes garage for the last few years. The duo shared many brilliant battles as well as funny moments when they were teammates with the Silver Arrows. One such incident was during an interview when the Finn surprised the Briton with his knowledge.
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The interview starts with Hamilton asking Bottas, “What’s the most ridiculous fact you know?”, to which the current Alfa Romeo driver answers something that cracked up Hamilton.
Bottas replies, “Like I know, exactly by millimeters of the average p**is size of a beaver!”
The seven-time world champion continued laughing and asked again, “What is that? Why would you know that?” To which the Finn further stated, “I think it was 30 millimeters on average of a European Beaver. [A rodent]”
“When I was googling those things, I was afraid that I’m gonna get arrested or something!” concluded the former Mercedes driver.
“Oh, sh*t! That was a good one,” Hamilton asserted, as they both continued laughing.
How did Valtteri Bottas fare in Mercedes against Lewis Hamilton?
Valtteri Bottas joined the former McLaren driver as his teammate in 2017 to replace the outgoing Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, who won the 2016 F1 driver’s championship, decided to retire and hence paved the way for Mercedes to find a new driver to partner with the Briton.
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After Bottas arrived from Williams, he recorded some magnificent performances for the Silver Arrows. On his very first year at the Brackley-based team, Bottas finished his season in P3 behind title winner Lewis Hamilton and P2 Sebastian Vettel.
In 2017, Bottas picked up 305 points with 13 podiums, three race wins, and four pole positions. In 2018, Bottas picked up two pole positions, eight podiums, and 247 points. The Finn ended his 2019 and 2020 seasons with 326 and 223 points and the ultimate 2021 season with 226 points.
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Hamilton, who had immense support from the former Williams driver, always praised Bottas. With Bottas in the team, Hamilton picked up four driver’s championships. Both he and Hamilton helped the Silver Arrows be the undisputed kings of constructors from 2017 to 2021.