In the first two practice sessions of the French Grand Prix, we could see that both Mercedes were in the Top-3 of the timesheet. It was later revealed by team boss, Toto Wolff that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas swapped chassis.

The change of chassis saw Bottas enjoying more agility than Hamilton, as he topped the timesheet in FP1 and came second in FP2, with Hamilton down at third.

Former Mercedes driver & 2016 world champion, Nico Rosberg feels that Bottas is quicker because he is using Hamilton’s chassis.

Rosberg believes that Valtteri Bottas is quicker than Hamilton because of the chassis swap

Speaking to Sky Sports at the French Grand Prix, Rosberg said, “Absolutely, maybe it is down to the swapping of the chassis. Cause he has Lewis’s chassis this weekend, so maybe as a result of that he is found a lot of form, who knows?

“It remains to be seen for the weekend, but yes, yesterday Valtteri was on it and, three-tenths quicker than Lewis all time,” Rosberg concluded.

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Can Bottas bounce back at Le Castellet?

The Finnish driver suffered two horrible back-to-back weekends so far this season. Bottas had to retire from the Monaco GP due to a botched pit stop and in Baku where he placed twelfth, resulting in coming home empty-handed from the two races.

Now with the Brackley-based squad trying out a new formula ahead of this weekend, as they swapped the chassis of Hamilton and Bottas.

The 31-year-old hopes to make the most out of this opportunity, and he is already making it count, as he was the fastest in FP1 and second in FP2, only being beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Bottas will be optimistic for the qualifying round on Saturday and hopes to stick his Mercedes on the front row of the grid. He will be determined to make amends and help his team score crucial points need for the championship at French GP.

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