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Why settled Bottas doesn't care for 'version 3.0'

After a troubled 2018 campaign with Mercedes, Bottas bounced back last season to deliver some of the finest performances of his Formula 1 career. Off-season work on himself led to 'Bottas 2.0'. So, as the 2020 season dawns, does the Finn need to upgrade his software again?

Luke Smith Mar 11, 2020, 2:40 PM

Ahead of his return to Melbourne 12 months on from the most impressive display of his Formula 1 career, Valtteri Bottas was asked a number of questions about a potential repeat of his Australian Grand Prix victory.

It was perhaps the most-talked about performance of the entire 2019 season: the fact we're still talking about it now being proof of that.

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Author Luke Smith

Luke Smith is Autosport’s Formula 1 reporter. Luke has been working in F1 as a journalist since 2013, initially alongside a History degree at University College London. Luke served as the lead F1 writer at American broadcaster NBC Sports from 2013-17 before spending two years as the F1 Editor for Crash.net. Luke joined Autosport for the 2020 season.

Luke is also a contributor to The New York Times for its F1 special reports, and has previously worked with Al Jazeera and CNBC, as well as hosting FIA press conferences. Outside of F1, Luke is a fan of sports and music, with an ever-growing vinyl collection, and has being bitten by the running bug in recent years. He also runs a surprisingly popular blog reviewing the often-terrible media centre coffee from his F1 travels.