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‘I almost stopped, it was so close’ – Valtteri Bottas claims he nearly quit Formula 1 after racing with Lewis Hamilton

The former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he almost quit Formula 1, after just two years of racing with Lewis Hamilton. The Finn joined Mercedes in 2017 to replace the outgoing 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg, where he was promoted from the Williams team. Ad/> Bottas endured a promising first season with Mercedes, achieving three race wins to confirm third place in the drivers standings.

Urrutia insists previous form is no guarantee of WTCR success

Santiago Urrutia has no plans to ease off the throttle when the 2022 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup stops off at MotorLand Aragón this weekend for two sun-baked counters. The Barcelona-based Uruguayan star won Race 2 at WTCR Race of Hungary earlier this month and is a former winner at MotorLand Aragón, which is preparing to host WTCR Race of Spain for the third time from June 25-26.

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Zengo racer Huff still on top as WTCR Trophy points chase continues in Spain

Rob Huff remains on top of the provisional WTCR Trophy with WTCR Race of Spain at MotorLand Aragón up next. The category for independent racers with no financial backing from a manufacturer’s customer racng department was introduced in 2020 and lists Jean-Karl Vernay and Gilles Magnus as its title winners so far.

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WTCR Race of Spain: did you know?

It’s almost WTCR Race of Spain time so here are some essential facts ahead of this weekend’s WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup event. *Back in 2020 and in response to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, MotorLand Aragón became the first venue to host the WTCR not once but twice during the same season with WTCR Race of Spain followed by WTCR Race of Aragón just two weeks later. Ad/> *The three races that formed the WTCR Race of Spain weekend in 2020 and the two that ran in 2021 have been won by five different drivers in five different types of car.

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‘I almost stopped, it was so close’ – Valtteri Bottas claims he nearly quit Formula 1 after racing with Lewis Hamilton

Urrutia insists previous form is no guarantee of WTCR success

F1 news LIVE: ‘Race control too easy to influence’ as Red Bull’s Juri Vips sorry for using racist language

Palmer points to Hamilton damage after K-Mag’s forced pit stop

Zengo racer Huff still on top as WTCR Trophy points chase continues in Spain

Helmut Marko takes swipe at Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton as rule changes 'backfire'

Lewis Hamilton sent ruthless message by David Coulthard after urging F1 'to do better'

WTCR Race of Spain: did you know?