Valtteri Bottas compared a moment in his career with what Sergio Pérez is experiencing

Many rumors and comments have been generated in Sergio Pérez’s surroundings along with Max Verstappen and that made the driver Valtteri Bottas will talk about the subject and how he experienced a similar situation.

The driver of the Alfa Romeo team knows what the situation that the Mexican is experiencing. He was empathetic with him, commenting that he knows that it is difficult to compete and be a teammate of the best driver in the world. He knows that it is the same thing that happened to him at the time with Lewis Hamilton.

The Finn confessed that he was only able to enjoy his last year with Mercedes after he confessed that he would not be chasing Hamilton and that helped him get the best out of himself behind the wheel.

“I was in denial for almost five years because every year I wanted to get back into the season and then fight for the title and I had to believe in myself. Only when I knew I was going to leave the team, then I realized that I was a little better with certain things,” Bottas said for Motorsport.

Another thing he commented is that it is very difficult for any driver to accept that your teammate is much better than you and that is why he understands that Sergio “Checo” Pérez may be frustrated with Max Verstappen

In the 2023 campaign of the highest category of motorsports, “Czech” was surpassed by the races won by his Dutch teammate and that caused a big problem in the emotional state of the Aztec driver.

“With Lewis, it’s only in the last year that I’ve been able to accept to myself that on equal machines over a full season, I had a hard time beating him and that he’s probably better in certain areas. As a racing driver, it’s hard to admit.” The Alfa Romeo driver confessed.

He added: “I don’t regret anything because it was a complicated situation for me, since every year I had a one-year contract. I knew that if I wanted to fight for the title, I had to be buried in this team. If I started being a bitch, I’d lose my job. very easily. “They could always get someone else,” commented the former Mercedes driver.

These words could serve as inspiration for Sergio “Checo” Pérez, who has mentioned that in the 2024 season he wants to go all out to go for the world title.

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