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Bottas: I've needed to adapt my driving style
Mercedes new man Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he has had to tweak his driving style to accommodate the nuances of the new era Formula 1 cars which have much more downforce and grip generated by revised aerodynamics and bigger, fatter tyres. Bottas told N, 'I've definitively needed to adapt some things on my driving style, take slightly different lines and use slightly different driving techniques.' 'It's not just because it's a different car with more grip. Mechanically it behaves a bit differently, which takes a bit of time if you want to get absolutely everything out of the car.' And indeed the Finn did get the maximum out of his Mercedes as he lapped around the Circuit de...
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