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Bottas: Mercedes switch a bigger challenge than expected
Mercedes newcomer Valtteri Bottas admits changing teams has been for him a "bigger thing" than he initially expected, but the Finn is certain it won't be a hurdle too great to overcome. Bottas, whose four campaigns in Formula 1 so far have all come with Williams, joined Mercedes in the off-season as replacement for the retiring Nico Rosberg. The Finn was the overall pacesetter of the 2017 campaign's first pre-season test in Barcelona, with a 1m19.705s lap set on ultrasofts on Wednesday. But while he insists the acclimatisation is going well, Bottas has conceded it's been taking a lot of work. "Definitely I'm feeling more and more comfortable and more part of the team every...
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