Bottas blown away by new Mercedes at windy Silverstone


Britain Formula One - F1 - 2017 Mercedes Formula One Car Launch - Silverstone - 23/2/17 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action during the launch Reuters / Eddie Keogh Livepic

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas drove a Mercedes Formula One car for the first time on Thursday and described it as the best looking he had ever seen.

"I've never driven a car with that much downforce," the Finn added, after doing a few laps around a wet and windy Silverstone circuit for promotional filming after the presentation of the new W08 car.

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