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Bottas admits F1 is 'so much about the head'

Valtteri Bottas says his five years of racing alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes taught him a lot about himself and also that Formula 1 is "so much about the head". Going up against the most successful driver on the grid was always going to be a challenge for Bottas when the Finn was recruited by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff in early 2017 in the wake of the unexpected retirement of reigning world champion Nico Rosberg. Bottas gave it his best shot and achieved some remarkable performances on his day, winning ten Grands Prix with Mercedes, 20 pole positions and finishing twice runner-up to Hamilton in the Drivers' championship, in 2019 and 2020. But beyond his own track record, the...
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