- Valtteri Bottas has revealed in a letter for The Players’ Tribune that he starved himself during his time at Williams in Formula 1 to address weight concerns with the team's car.
- He was initially advised to lose five kilograms for the 2014 season but became obsessive, aiming to lose more by eating only steamed vegetables and over-exercising.
- Bottas, who drove alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes from 2017 to 2022, described feeling like a “drug addict” and “completely delusional” during the early period of his career, experiencing intense foggy spells and dizziness in crowds.
- Despite his extreme efforts, the car ultimately proved to be underweight, and he later realised his body was in starvation mode.
- A turning point came after Jules Bianchi's fatal crash, prompting Bottas to seek psychological help, where he was told his entire identity revolved around racing.
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