20 May 2020
Round of 16: Bottas – Tambay. Vote!
The Round of 16 to determine the Greatest Formula Renault Graduate continues today with Valtteri Bottas taking on Patrick Tambay.
The sixth head-to-head in the Round of 16 sees Valtteri Bottas facing off against Patrick Tambay.
Voting is open for 24 hours just until Thursday May 21st, 14:00 CET. The Round of 16 results will be announced at the conclusion of the round on Monday May 25th.
Valtteri Bottas
Following a successful karting career, Valtteri Bottas chose Formula Renault to make his single-seater debut. Fast from the word go, Valtteri quickly found his way to the podium before doing the Formula Renault Eurocup - Formula Renault North European Cup double against Daniel Ricciardo and Antonio Felix da Costa in 2008. Four years later, he made his Grand Prix debut with Williams-Renault. The Finn was runner-up in the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship and has seven GP victories to his credit.
Patrick Tambay
Like many French drivers in the 1970s, Patrick Tambay won a talent-spotting operation that allowed him to race in Formula Renault. While he lost to René Arnoux by virtue of race wins in the 1973 Formula Renault European Challenge, the Frenchman continued to make progress and even represented Renault in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 and 1977. That same year, he made his Formula 1 debut and went on to score two wins and finish fourth in the standings in 1983.