Valtteri Bottas says he is hopeful of a championship this year. The Finn has outperformed his four-time champion teammate in two of the three races this season and is very much in contention for the championship, just 14 points off of leader Sebastian Vettel.
The Mercedes driver says he is confident that he can mount a serious title challenge this year.
“Hopefully this year (will be my maiden world title).
"For me, it's the only goal in my career. But I take no pressure from it, I just work hard.
"I enjoy what I do because always when I enjoy it that's when I drive the quickest, I feel. One day it will come.
"When I was a kid I only dreamed of being a world champion, so I'm still chasing that dream."
Bottas knows that he will have a very difficult challenge taking the drivers title away from his teammate but says that working with Hamilton has helped his driving in F1.
"I've got to know Lewis really well. He's a really quick driver, obviously, but also a really nice guy," he added.
"Driving-wise what I've learned from Lewis is you can learn all kinds of details, different tracks, different racing lines, different driving styles, ways of setting up the car, being quick – it's fine details.
"I'm always willing to learn and he's very experienced, but I've seen nothing comes for free. He works hard and he's a team player."
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