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Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton is “annoyingly talented” and adds “he works way harder than people actually think”.
Valtteri Bottas was a guest on a recent episode of F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, and he had some very nice things to say about his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
While talking about Lewis with host Tom Clarkson, Bottas said the Briton was “still the quickest driver on the grid”.
Valtteri then explained what makes Lewis so good.
“Well, first of all, he’s annoyingly talented,” the Finn said.
“On top of that, he works way harder than people actually think outside the race weekends. And in the race weekends, he’s often the last person to leave from the paddock.
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“It’s just that combination and he’s got big drive inside him to always deliver and do well.
“His average baseline performance is so good and then he’s really consistent as well. It makes him hard to beat. When I could beat him, that was obviously a good day.”
Asked if he still has a relationship with Lewis, now that he is driving for Alfa Romeo, Valtteri said:
“Yeah, we still have good friendship. This season, I’ve travelled with him a couple of times.
“We always have a good laugh,” Bottas concluded.
