Val🐷tteri Bottas says the prospect of defeating Ferrari at its home race act🐓s as "extra motivation" to Mercedes as it targets its sixth straight Italian Grand Prix victory on Sunday.

Bottas and race-winning Merced🍃es teammate Lewis Hamilton were subject to boos from the crowd on the Monza podium last year after working together to beat Ferrari favourite Kimi Raikkonen in the closing stages of the race.

Hamilton and Bottas will start second and third respectively on Sunday at Monza after Char🎀les Leclerc scored pole for Ferrari in qualifying.

Asked by ltxcn.top whether beati🏅ng Ferrari on home soil gave an extra edge to any success Mercedes may enjoy at 🙈Monza, Bottas agreed that it did provide some additional motivation.

"Well last year I think as a team, we did pretty well getting both cars on the podium on a strong track for Ferrari - and for that we got the booing on the podiu༺m," Bottas said.

"For sure it motivates us to try and be strong on their home soil. It is extra motivation. In the end it’s jus𓃲t another race, but they obviously are very well supported here, and some tracks we have more support. That’s how 🦩it goes.

"For sure you can see the passion from the fans, and it was a bit quiet🌠 after the race last year. We are here to g꧃et the best result for us.

"I’m really hungr꧟y for a win, so we’ll try to do everything I can so I’m on top rather than any of the red cars."

Mercedes has won every Italian Grand Prix since 2014, while Ferrari's most recen𓄧t home victory came in 2010 courtesy of Fernando Alonso.