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Bottas: I can't put myself in a place of number two
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas intends to take the initiative in his intra-team battle with teammate Lewis Hamilton next year and prove he deserves to be treated as an equal. The Finn, who joined the team as an emergency replacement for 2016 Formula 1 world champion German Nico Rosberg in January this year, has committed to Mercedes for another year. But he told reporters ahead of this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix that he has no intention of being seen as a No 2 driver to Hamilton, the four-time world champion who has already taken the 2017 title. 'Even though he is a really, really good driver and very consistent, I also need to believe in myself,” said Bottas. 'I can't put myself...
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