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(© Ben Johnston 2015)
Valtteri Bottas and the Williams Martini Racing Team are
hopeful that the Finn will be back in the cockpit for next weekend’s Malaysian
Grand Prix.
Bottas missed the opening race of the season last week in
Australia due to a back injury that he sustained during qualifying for the
race. The team just ran with Felipe Massa in the race on Sunday as it was too
late for them to nominate a driver in his place.
The news that the team and Bottas are hopeful that he will
race next weekend comes amid Finnish media reports that the Williams driver may
require surgery on his back. Finnish publication Turun Sanom Bottas may need
surgery to completed fix the issue with his back.
It has been reported that Bottas has suffered a similar
injury to the one that his countryman Kimi Raikkonen suffered at the end of the
2013 season which did require surgery and meant that Raikkonen missed the end
of the season for the Lotus F1 Team. The Iceman suffered from a reoccurrence of
an old injury so it remains to be seen what the situation with Bottas.
The Finn is however working hard on his fitness with the
Williams Martini Racing Team helping him prepare for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
He is travelling to Malaysia via Indonesia to acclimatize to the conditions for
the race. The Malaysian Grand Prix is one of the most psychically demanding
races of the year.
The team have also confirmed that as well as working with
his trainer Antti Vierula to be fit for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Finn will
have to face the mandatory FIA medical checks next week before he can race next
weekend.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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