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Bottas confident he can withstand pressure in 2017
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New Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas knows that he will be under the spotlight like never before in 2017, as he takes over from reigning champion Nico Rosberg putting alongside formidable team mate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas said that coping with the pressure will be crucial to achieving success in the upcoming campaign. “It would be very easy to take a lot of pressure and stress yourself, he told Finnish broadcaster MTV. "But in Formula One I have noticed that if pressure piles up, it only does you harm." Bottas will have to prove himself to keep seat - Wolff He added that the pressure wouldn't come from media and fans, but rather from his own expectations of...
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