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“Roscoe dropped a big tu*d in front of my door”- Valtteri Bottas reveals how Lewis Hamilton’s dog used his front door as bathroom

Somin Bhattacharjee
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"Roscoe dropped a big tu*d in front of my door"- Valtteri Bottas reveals how Lewis Hamilton's dog used his front door as bathroom

Valtteri Bottas spent five seasons at Mercedes and had Lewis Hamilton as his teammate for the entirety of his stint. He won 10 races with the Silver Arrows and played a crucial role in helping them win five Constructors’ Championships. Off the track, he shared a good relationship with Hamilton and when the time came for him to leave, the latter labeled him as the ‘best teammate ever’.

Another star of the Mercedes paddock over the years has been Hamilton’s dog, Roscoe. He accompanies the 7-time World Champion to plenty of races in a season and is often spotted roaming around the garage and paddock. Bottas, however, got to know about Roscoe’s presence in a very different way.

As teammates, Hamilton and Bottas had their motorhomes very close to each other during a race weekend. Unfortunately for Bottas, it meant that Roscoe would travel over to his home, and use the front door as a toilet.

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Roscoe could smell the food that Valtteri Bottas was cooking

At the Spanish Grand Prix weekend in Barcelona last year, a reporter asked Bottas and Hamilton about their life in the Mercedes motorhome. Bottas went on to say that they had been neighbors for a very long time, after which he narrated the Roscoe incident.

“Rosco dropped like a big turd in front of my door,” Bottas revealed. “I was doing some BBQ in the evening and Roscoe was keen, you know. He could smell the food. But I never gave anything to him, don’t worry.”

Bottas and Hamilton are good friends away from the track, so Finn must be used to having Roscoe around him. He did not seem too annoyed about Roscoe’s bathroom incident while talking about it.

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Bottas and Hamilton went separate ways after 2021 season

2022 was a very different and difficult year for Hamilton and Mercedes. After eight years of dominance, Red Bull and Ferrari finally overtook them in terms of performance and the Brackley-based outfit won just a single race that year.

Bottas too, had left the team at the start of the season to join Alfa Romeo and had a quiet, but consistent season with the Hinwil squad. Hamilton will be hoping for a better 2023 season, as this year, he had the first winless campaign of his long and illustrious career.

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Somin Bhattacharjee

Somin Bhattacharjee

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Basketball Editor Somin Bhattacharjee first discovered the game during the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Not long after, he turned to the NBA and found himself drawn to the Golden State Warriors — right at the start of Stephen Curry’s rise. Over time, the admiration turned into full-blown support for the team, one that continues even as the Curry era approaches its twilight. A true hoophead, Somin also follows EuroLeague basketball closely and enjoys exploring the game beyond the NBA. Though holding a bachelor's degree in marketing, Somin discovered his true calling in writing. Since 2021, he has penned over 3,000 articles for TheSportsRush, covering everything from breaking news to sharp opinion pieces and detailed exclusives. He thrives on writing about in-game moments and the reactions that make basketball a uniquely emotional sport. Beyond basketball, Somin plays different sports including soccer and remains a passionate fan of Spanish football giants Real Madrid

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