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Bottas admits Hamilton ‘better than me'

Mar.17 After five years alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas has a frank admission. 'We had a meeting at the factory in December 2021,' the Finn, who lost his seat for 2022 and has relocated to Alfa Romeo, told the Swiss newspaper Blick. 'Everyone was there and I said it very loudly to everyone – ‘Lewis, you are better than me!'' It's a rare admission from a Formula 1 driver, but the 32-year-old has little problem admitting to coming up short against arguably the best driver in history. 'On good days I could beat Lewis, no problem,' said Bottas. 'But his base level was so high that he could just pull off the performances he needed. 'The next drivers who are...
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