Being an F1 driver isn’t only about driving as quickly as you can on the best racetracks in the world. In fact, more time is spent on public relations events than is spent behind the wheel of the car in a year.
An F1 in the streets
Spend a day with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver and multiple F1 winner, Valtteri Bottas as he goes about his duties.
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Watch as the Finn threads an F1 car through the streets of Italy and is swamped by fans everywhere he goes, even in the Ferrari-mad nation.
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