Cadillac rumour involving Bottas and Esteban: Harsh judgement from Ralf Schumacher

Valtteri Bottas has proven time and again, both on and off the track, that he is capable of delivering remarkable performances. During his time at Mercedes, he secured ten Grand Prix victories and stood on the Grand Prix podium 67 times. Off the track, he has been making a name for himself with his forays into the world of cycling. Most recently, his journey to Singapore made the headlines.

Bottas grabbed his bike and cycled the nearly 400-kilometre route from Malaysia to Singapore. This came as a surprise not only to many journalists and fans. Even team principal Marcin Budkowski is said to have known nothing about Bottas’s unusual preparations for the night Grand Prix. Rumours are mounting in the paddock that he could be replaced by Esteban Ocon, who has fallen out of favour at Haas.

Ralf Schumacher: “He should get on his bike and enjoy life”

That wouldn’t come as much of a surprise to some of the paddock’s regulars. Former F1 driver and current ‘Sky F1’ pundit Ralf Schumacher also says on the ‘Backstage Boxengasse’ podcast: “To be fair to Valtteri Bottas, you have to say that he should get on his bike and enjoy his life – that’s just the way it is.”

The German goes one step further and, referring to the rumours surrounding Ocon, explains: “If Ocon is up for discussion, if they can get him, there’d be no two ways about it for me. I’d definitely take Ocon straight away.” Bottas is a very likeable person, emphasises the six-time Grand Prix winner. “But purely from a sporting point of view, when it comes to performance, I’d definitely choose Ocon.”

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