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Bottas Acknowledges Urgent Need to Exit Slump in Form

Valtteri Bottas feels his recent slump means he is facing the ‘most difficult’ time of his Formula 1 career to date, with his result in the Malaysian Grand Prix highlighting his current deficit to team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas, who recently agreed a one-year extension to his Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team contract to cover the 2018 season, finished more than forty seconds behind Hamilton at the Sepang International Circuit, with the Finn admitting to having little confidence in his W08 in Malaysia. The twenty-eight-year-old, who joined Mercedes at the start of the season to replace Nico Rosberg, currently sits third in the championship standings with five races remaining...
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