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Valtteri Bottas Opens Up On His F1 Career So Far: "Somehow I Picked Myself Up" | EP62

Season 7, Ep. 2

Welcome back to the brand new season of the Pitlane Life Lessons Podcast! In today's episode, Marc sits down with Sauber F1 Driver Valtteri Bottas, and reflects on his career to date. The bosses he's worked with, the parallels between F1 and cycling, and why he considered retirement after the 2018 F1 season.

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