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Valtteri Bottas carries the number 77 at Cadillac, the Formula 1 team he drives for now. The Finnish driver is thirty-seven, and the route to this seat ran through Williams, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo. His career includes ten grand prix victories.

Mercedes gave him his defining stretch: he joined for 2017, won the Russian Grand Prix that season, and took a final victory in Turkey. 67 podium finishes came largely from those years, a period when he was a regular in the top three.

Watch Saturday first: twenty pole positions point to genuine one-lap speed, so qualifying is the session to prioritise. Then follow his stints, because smooth tyre management and a calm read of strategy are how he turns a decent grid slot into a strong result.