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Bottas: Recent slump "the most difficult time of my career"

Valtteri Bottas says he is facing the "most difficult" moment in his Formula 1 career, after struggling for form again in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Having endured a challenging start to the second half of the season, Bottas had a particularly difficult time at Sepang on Sunday as he came home fifth and more than 40 seconds behind teammate Lewis Hamilton. With the Finn saying he had little confidence in his car, and yet to find an answer as to why he is struggling, he went as far as to claim that he has never faced such a torrid time since he has been in F1. “For sure it is difficult,” said Bottas. “Being honest, it may be the most difficult time of my career so far, in terms...
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