A run of misfortune and Lewis Hamilton’s sublime form this season has meant that his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas sits 131 points behind him. Many feel that Bottas will face another stern test in the form of George Russell standing in for the recuperating Lewis Hamilton. Bottas has now explained how he would react if Russell were to best him at the Sakhir GP Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgzOOOm0yiuohFgfi3V4AaABCQ 0:00 - Bottas Agrees It Won’t Look Good If Russell Beat Him on Mercedes Debut 1:45 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Bottas Agrees It Won’t Look Good If Russell Beat Him on Mercedes Debut Bottas began by explaining how it won’t look good if he were to be beaten fair and square by Russell on his first outing with Mercedes “I don't really know what to say to that question. I haven't thought [about] it in that sense and if I have to give some kind of answer I say if he beats me, yeah for sure it wouldn't look so good on me if I have a normal race and if he beats me fair and square. So obviously I [will] try to avoid that” He then added that it won’t weigh on him too much as that is not how he approaches a race weekend “But I am not a person who thinks on that side of things. I try to turn things into a motivation and through positive thinking. That's my mindset for this weekend” He then explained how it is the press that tries to create drama while also explaining how it will be a good learning experience for Russell “I know that [the media] like to speculate things and create drama and 'showdowns' etc. But I doubt George thinks that way and at least I don't. I think it's a great opportunity for George, a great opportunity to learn a lot and to show what we can do with the team” "And from my side, as a racing driver of course you always want to be ahead of your teammate – whether it's Lewis Hamilton or George Russell or anyone else, it doesn't matter” He signed off by revealing his true motivation for the remaining three races “And I also have a job to do for the last three races of the season – I have my own motivation, which is trying to win the remaining races” Fast Feed Former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld feels that “it is all the more important” for Haas’ recovering driver Romain Grosjean “to get back into the car as quickly as possible” F2 driver Louis Deletraz has praised Williams and Mercedes for choosing drivers “based on pure talent” and added that “it’s nice to see a team with respect to its drivers” in an apparent dig at Haas choosing Nikita Mazepin Haas team principal Guenther Steiner “saw that Deletraz was not happy. But there are undoubtedly a lot of other drivers who wanted the seat. He's just one of many” Nikita Mazepin could theoretically still end up with not enough super license points to drive in F1 but Steiner firmly believes “he will just make the points necessary for his super-license” He also added that it was “'Ferrari” that “decided that Mick [Schumacher] would be the one to be promoted from the juniors and of course that was fine for” Steiner Mick, meanwhile, stated that “four and seven are two of the numbers that he really likes” and since “both of them were taken”, he thinks “47 was the best choice” He further elaborated that 4 was the number with which he won his F3 championship and 7 because of his father’s seven world championships Stephane Cohen, CEO of Bell helmets has stated that Grosjean’s “helmet performed exactly what is expected in such conditions. The fire resistance was as expected and the visor was also perfect. The only thing that had melted were the tear-offs” Max Verstappen has suggested that the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive contains “a lot of 'faked'” footage as some things he “said in Australia or Austria” were “used for another Grand Prix to make it a bit more exciting” Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe is of the opinion “with a short lap and the many straights, it will be vital for teams to select the right moment to send the cars out on track especially during qualifying” Last week’s double podium for Red Bull was their first one since Malaysia 2017 and their driver Max Verstappen “was pretty surprised how long it’s been” His teammate Alex Albon has said that “looking back at tracks like Turkey and Mugello, these 'different' kind of tracks tend to make for great races so hopefully that's the case this weekend” Do you like the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’?