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Valtteri Bottas says he had “a bit of a hard time getting as big a role as I wanted” while he was Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate at Mercedes.
Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton have been team-mates for five years at Mercedes. The Finn reveals it was not easy to assert himself next to such a dominant personality.
“Lewis was kind a pretty dominant person,” Bottas said.
“I always had a bit of a hard time getting as big a role as I wanted. At the same time, I learned that despite all the talent, he does a tremendous job of hiding from the public and still staying on top.
“He is also very good at interacting and asking the right questions from the right people.”
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Bottas says his experience of working with Hamilton will help him at Alfa Romeo, where he is now the senior driver and a team leader..
“I’ve been able to speak directly here. The tests didn’t go perfectly for us, but I feel that my role will come quite naturally now.
“The team is looking towards me with my long experience of Formula 1,” concluded the Finn.
