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Bottas enjoys ‘freedom' as Mercedes tenure ends

Nov.12 Valtteri Bottas says being ousted by Mercedes, and signed up by Alfa Romeo for 2022 and beyond, gave him a sense of 'freedom and less pressure' he has ever experienced in Formula 1. The Finn, who is making way at Mercedes for George Russell, came under fire after the Mexican GP for making it too easy for Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pass. 'If I am completely honest with myself, if I could relive the start, I would try to block Max or prevent him from taking the outside line,' he said in Brazil. 'But in that moment, I tried my best and did everything I could.' Some are suggesting that Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton in particular, can clearly no longer count on Bottas to offer...
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