Article To news overview © XPB Valtteri Bottas has spoken of how he was left in a "dark place" after having to play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton at certain times during his years at Mercedes. Bottas spent five seasons racing alongside Hamilton, and in the beginning he believed that the set-up of the car favoured the Briton, leaving him frustrated over his struggles to beat the seven-time World Champion. There were many times later in their partnership that Bottas would out-qualify Hamilton, with the first occasion being in 2017 in Bahrain. However, due to tyre pressure issues, the Finn dropped back to P3 and was unable to match Hamilton's pace. He finished his time with...
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