Valtteri Bottas

Bottas warns Hamilton: Next year won't be easy!

Matthew Scott Thursday 14 November 2019 10:00

Bottas warns Hamilton: Next year won't be easy!

As Mercedes toasted yet another double title triumph in 2019, Valtteri Bottas waned Lewis Hamilton that he will face a harder fight to secure another championship in 2020.

Bottas has been Hamilton's closest challenger this year, but saw his hopes extinguished at the United States Grand Prix, despite the Finn winning the race.

Hamilton followed him home in second place, when P8 would have been enough for title glory, having won 10 races so far this year.

Both Hamilton and Bottas, as well as Toto Wolff, addressed Mercedes' staff at their Brackley and Brixworth factories this week.

And after raising a laugh with a twist on his "To whom it may concern..." message from this year's Australian GP, Bottas turned to Hamilton to lay down the challenge for next season..

View this post on Instagram

"Next year it won't be as easy!" Challenge on!

A post shared by GPFans Global (@gpfansglobal) on Nov 9, 2019 at 7:09am PST

Latest News

F1 Legends

Newey admits taking race winning designs to new F1 team

1 hour ago

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton reveals 'painful' Mercedes PAYBACK after F1 exit

2 hours ago

Latest F1 News

Colapinto F1 role confirmed for Australian Grand Prix

3 hours ago

F1 Today

F1 News Today: Verstappen and Hamilton lineup hinted as F1 stars linked to Cadillac

3 hours ago

F1 News & Gossip

Schumacher verdict made in shock F1 driver replacement

Today 10:57

GPFans Exclusive

EXCLUSIVE: F1 star's MASTERSTROKE hailed by expert

Today 09:42

More news

F1 Race Calendar 2025

GP AUSTRALIA 14 - 16 Mar

GP CHINA 21 - 23 Mar

GP JAPAN 4 - 6 Apr

GP BAHRAIN 11 - 13 Apr

GP SAUDI ARABIA 18 - 20 Apr

GP USA 2 - 5 May

Complete kalender 2025

F1 News 24/7

Races

About GPFans

GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.

We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.

With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.

Follow us on your favorite social media channel

Corporate & Media

Innovatieweg 20C
7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860

CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

Bottas warns Hamilton: Next year won't be easy!

Bottas warns Hamilton: Next year won't be easy!