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Valtteri Bottas says in his time with Mercedes he “tried everything I could have done”, but he failed in his goal to win “the big chunk of gold”.
Valtteri Bottas is leaving Mercedes after five years with the team. In that time he collected 10 wins, 47 podiums and 20 pole positions, however he did not reach his goal of becoming the world champion.
“Yes, I definitely feel like, in a way, it is a failure,” Bottas told The New York Times of his time with the team.
“But looking back I tried everything I could have done. If I could go back in time, if I could relive those moments, I would still just drive my best, as I did.”
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Ultimately, he does remember all the good that came out of his run.
“That’s going to be important moving on, thinking about the constructors’ titles we won together, the huge amount of points.
“We’ve been very good team-mates, I got some wins, had plenty of poles, so I need to take those good things with me.
“So when I look back I think that, yes, I achieved something, maybe not yet the big chunk of gold I said to myself I would win when I was six years old, but still something,” concluded Bottas.
