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Niki Lauda is confident that Valtteri Bottas can become world champion at Mercedes. The Finn joins the Brackley based team in place of the retired Nico Rosberg.
“We took Bottas because it was the best option. He is a driver who can be just as fast as Nico and I think he can win the world championship,” Lauda said. "It was not easy to solve the problem of Rosberg, because we were looking for a driver who could do well in our team.
“So far we have always had the best two drivers who were both capable of fighting for the championship. The Nico-Lewis pairing is a good example, because they were two top drivers and fought head-to-head.”
Lauda also believes that the tense atmosphere the team experienced when Hamilton and Rosberg raced each other will now be gone as Bottas is a much different character.
“Bottas is Finnish, he is calm, doesn’t talk much, but works hard. I am sure that he will fit perfectly in the team and will not have any problems with Hamilton.”
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