Top 33 Valtteri Bottas Quotes

Finns love if their athletes do well, then they support.

You never want to be behind your team-mate at the end of the year, that’s definitely always going to be my goal.

Let me tell you something, never, ever give up your dream.

Sometimes it would be nice not to be recognizable!

Improving, for me, is quite natural as I’m always critical of myself.

I think I am very lucky to meet so many people and go to cool places and nice events. I am lucky to be in partnership with Hugo Boss and the team so I enjoy doing these events.

It was when I first tried a go-kart in ’96. I saw a go-kart race locally, and that got me excited about it, and I wanted to try one. When I got to try one, I just loved the speed and after that it became more about how to improve the lap time and all the details and that.

Every year you learn as a person, about yourself, what works for you and what doesn’t.

For sure, some things have changed with the way I feel about things, like my mindset and everything. But you always learn every year about your mindset and what works for you.

I think Finns in general, we are quite calm and I think we’re mentally in general quite strong, and we don’t mind to be alone. We are lonely wolves, a lot of us.

We need to make sure F1 stays the quickest category of all, and GP2 is not that far away, so that’s a little bit worrying.

I have found for me, and it should be the same for everybody, that it is easiest just to be how you are. Be the true you and there is no need to act differently. It has always been like that.

I know what level my skills are and what I am still yet to be capable of by getting better.

In sport, and especially in this sport, the confidence you get from the results is a massive help.

When you feel like you are performing at your best, it’s a beautiful feeling.

There were many things in my childhood I sacrificed: I started travelling quite young, compromising school in terms of learning and time with friends doing normal stuff as a kid you want to do. But obviously I wouldn’t change a day.

I focus on organic foods and I also don’t eat any wheat or gluten.

With F1, it’s really a combination of many things. You have to have good endurance, good strength in certain muscles, you need to be fast, have good reactions and good decisions. It’s not as simple as one thing. You need to be a complete athlete.

We Finns don’t show much emotion but it doesn’t mean we don’t have any.

During my childhood my family risked a lot financially. They put every single penny they could into my racing and also their free time was completely compromised.

Racing can still be good even though you don’t push others off the track.

I honestly think the reason I’ve been able to improve year by year is work. Work with the team, work with my ability, focus on all the single details.

It’s always good to have different plans.

I’m a naturally very competitive person and I’ve been competing in triathlons throughout 2012 to keep fit and keep my mind sharp.

Every athlete, every person is individual.

Every time I jump in the car I feel very happy. Racing is what I love to do and I am very lucky I can do it.

I’ve learned that the first half of the season is always very important.

I can be nice – I don’t need to be rude for no reason.

Of course, there are races that have been boring but overall it’s been really good so I’m not complaining.

I always remind myself the only thing that matters is I perform on track and that’s all I need to do.

My approach to the race is definitely just trying to win the race.

For me, it’s just me trying to be the best me I can be inside and outside of the car.

I’ve had a lot of support from back home, starting way back in karting and since then I have been lucky to have been supported by some great Finnish companies.