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Bottas insists past criticism will boost him in 2019
Valtteri Bottas admits that things didn't go the way he'd hoped last season, which saw him criticised for lacklustre performances as a result. But he insists that he will take strength from the disappointment and use it as an extra boost to ensure he delivers for Mercedes in 2019. "I am very happy to start a new season, because for me personally 2018 did not go the way I wanted to," Bottas said this week in an interview for the team's official website. "There was quite a bit of criticism at some stages of 2018," he agreed. "But that's actually been a positive thing for me because it's given me an extra boost. Rosberg: Bottas 'a lot better' than what he showed in...
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