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Botta: I decided I'm going to beat everyone this year

Last season's Formula 1 campaign was so demoralizing for Valtteri Bottas that he got drunk to forget all about it, he didn't win a single race in 2018 despite driving for the dominant Mercedes team. But having pressed the reset button over the winter break, the Finnish driver believes he can be a genuine challenger for the F1 title this season. 'I got to Finland, got properly smashed a few times, did anything I wanted to do basically,' Bottas said during an event for Mercedes' sponsors in Turin. 'Then I got a camera, I started photographing, it's like a new hobby now so sometimes went for a walk somewhere and took pictures. 'I also travelled with my wife and some friends to South America,...
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