Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas is determined to turn around his form in Monaco this weekend😼.

The Finn has never finished on the Monte Carlo podium and has managed a best result of fourth place, achieved in the 2017 event during his first season with Mercedes. In his Williams days, Bottas n⛎ever made it into the top ten.

Since joining Mercedes, the German manufac🌺turer has struggled around the tight streets of Monaco - with its last win coming in 2016 - though Bottas is confident of improved fortunes this year given the team’s strong start to the season.

“I hav♑en’t had great races hereꩲ but I’m surely targeting to change that,” Bottas said.

“The beginning of the year has been very promising for us, as a team, but we also have to acknowledge Monaco is a unique circuit and you need diffe🔥rent thing🌠s from your car to be quick.

“In the 𓄧past two years we’ve been struggling a little bit, we weren’t happy with ou🎃r car here as we couldn’t go quickly as we did in other tracks.

“With that in mind we are a little bit cautious but also very motivated to change that and to be performing here, as well. It’s really unique and it will be an🍰 amazing grand prix to do well in.”

Bottas also paid tribute to Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, who passed away ꦍon Monday evening at the age of 70.

He explained that Mercedes is motivated to record a strong result this weekned to “respect” the three-timeꦺ F1 world champion.

“It was a pretty shocking news to start the week with, as Niki mꦜean🌌t a lot to me but also to every single member of our team as well,” he said.

“Both for our race team and fo🌳r our factory team, he was a big part of the Mercedes family, a massive moti🐲vator for everyone, for myself as well.

“For sure as a driver for everything he achieved, with difficult career he had, with all the comebacks he had, but also as a perඣson, he has been great. I’ll never forgetཧ many, many good moments we had together.

“It’s not nice, in terms of mindset, for the weekend, but I’m sure that, as a team, we can turn things our way and respect Niki witꦏh going flat out on track and bringing a good result.”