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Valtteri Bottas - no more just Lewis Hamilton's wingman

What a difference a year makes. In 2018, Valtteri Bottas left Melbourne after the opening race of the season on the back foot. He had a big crash in qualifying, started well down the grid, and just about managed to salvage a few points with eighth place. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton took pole by more than half a second and only lost the win due to a Mercedes strategy error. Fast forward 12 months, and Bottas has sent a convincing message of intent for the remaining 20 grands prix with a resounding victory. And he finished the race with a defiant message to those who criticised his lacklustre performances in the second half of last year. "To whom it may concern," he said over the...
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