Summary
Valtteri Bottas was just six years old when he started go-kart racing, a little Finnish boy dreaming of winning a Formula One title.
Bottas, who played ice hockey -- Finland's national sport -- as a child and who in his free time enjoys skeet shooting and cycling, has raced in 77 F1 Grand Prix, but he has yet to stand atop the podium.
Mercedes, who won three consecutive constructor titles from 2014, said they hoped for a good fit between Bottas and British triple world champion Lewis Hamilton.
When news of the Finn's move emerged, Vatanen said he was confident Bottas would hold his own against Hamilton.
In September 2016, Bottas married Finnish Olympic swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen, who took her husband's name.
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