Valtteri Bottas to make rally debut at the Arctic Lapland Rally

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas will make his rally debut at the Arctic Lapland Rally on January 24-26, driving an M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC. “This is a unique opportunity to take a peek into the world of rallying, and I would like to thank everyone who has made it possible,” he said. “It’s totally new territory for me too, as I have no experience of a World Rally car. Still, being the race car driver that I am, you always go flat out whatever the vehicle you’re driving.” Bottas is not the only driver on the 2019 Formula 1 grid with rallying experience. Sauber driver Kimi Raikkonen spent two years competing in the WRC, while Robert Kubica was crowned WEC2 champion in 2013.

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