Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar said that rookie racer Valtteri Bottas is a more versatile driver than team-mate Pastor Maldonado.
Bottas secured a third place on the grid at the rain-hit Canadian GP qualifying session in Montreal while Maldonado could only line-up in 13th.
Pujolar believes that both drivers have similar styles but Bottas has the ability of be quick in most conditions.
Williams didn't have a good start in 2013 season, with the duo failing to pick up a single point for their team. However, Bottas managed to qualify third in Canada, and Pujolar believes that the Finn is showing a greater ability to adapt....
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10:07 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that his third-place finish in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will secure him an extended stay with the Grove team next season. The Finn was a surprise third in Montreal where he handed the changeable conditions well to go under a half a second slower than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Bottas' comments came after deputy team principal Claire...
02:02 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Montreal: Valtteri Bottas enhanced his reputation as one of the rising stars of Formula One when he upstaged some of the biggest names in the sport on Saturday to qualify third fastest for the Canadian Grand Prix. The 23-year-old from Finland showed maturity beyond his years when he guided his Williams to the second row of the grid in difficult, wet conditions. "I don't think we expected to be on...
12:05 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Valtteri Bottas could be one of Formula One's special talents who Williams hope will help lift them back into the top five overall, said team founder Frank Williams. ...
08:48 AM, Mar 02, 2013
Suzuka: Valtteri Bottas could claim truthfully to have been the fastest runner around the Suzuka Formula One circuit this weekend but on race day the Williams reserve was just a spectator. The highly-rated young Finn, a protege of McLaren's double world champion Mika Hakkinen, may not have to endure the situation for much longer however. There is no doubting his fitness, with Bottas quick on his feet on Saturday evening...
11:21 AM, Oct 07, 2012
