Two-time World Champion Mika Hakkinen places Valtteri Bottas’ victory in Turkey up there among his compatriot’s best in Formula 1.

Bottas had been waiting for a first grand prix victory in 2021, his final season before departing Mercedes to join the Alfa Romeo team.

And with Bottas moving increasingly into a support role to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in his title bid, it was starting to seem as though Bottas did not have another victory in him as a Mercedes driver.

That thought was dispelled emphatically at Istanbul Park as Bottas went from pole to a dominant win, crossing the line 14.5 seconds up the road from Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen in P2.