Valtteri Bottas (Finland) He has emerged as so much more than just a token teammate chasing crumbs off Hamilton’s plate, although he is still more often than not ‘fastest on Friday’ practice but not 48 hours later when it matters most. For Hamilton, Bottas “does his talking on the track, I have a huge respect for him”. That came after the Finn had deprived him of pole in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He has signed, like Hamilton, a one-year contract extension until the end of this season.