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‘No one is hungrier’ than Bottas says ex-boss Rumpfkeil

One of Valtteri Bottas’ former team bosses believes the Finn is a naturally talented racecar driver and deserves his move to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team for 2017. Timo Rumpfkeil, the team boss of current FIA European Formula 3 and ADAC Formula 4 outfit Motopark, ran Bottas in Formula Renault 2.0 back in 2008 and won both the Eurocup and Northern European Cup titles together, and he believes he is a ‘exceptional talent’ and will surprise many with his results this season. Bottas joined Mercedes from the Williams Martini Racing in place of the retiring World Champion Nico Rosberg, and Rumpfkeil feels there is no one better to take over the drive. “Valtteri competed in...
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