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Bottas a cool head in the blazing Mercedes cauldron
Valtteri Bottas was just six years old when he started go-kart racing, a little Finnish boy dreaming of winning a Formula 1 title. On Sunday that dream moves a step closer to reality when he takes his place on the grid in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate at Mercedes. In January, the all-conquering German constructor cherry picked Bottas to replace their retired German champion Nico Rosberg, giving the 27-year-old 'Finntastic' added horsepower he needs to become the fourth Finn to win an F1 world championship. Rosberg's Finnish father, Keijo 'Keke' Rosberg, won in 1982, followed by Mika Hakkinen in 1998 and 1999, and Kimi Raikkonen in 2007. Born on...
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