Harder for young drivers to show real personality in F1

Bottas, who joined F1 in 2013 with Williams, too struggled to get his personality across during his early years, but after leaving the pressure cooker of Mercedes he has now opened up at Alfa Romeo.

The Finn has taken a more active approach to social media, has thrown himself at side hustles including gin and coffee brands, and has now also given a particularly revealing interview in GP Racing magazine, which would have been unthinkable just a few years…