Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has bravely opened up about his struggles with what he branded an 'eating disorder' early on in his career, before he then got help from a psychologist.
Bottas officially joined the grid in 2013, with Williams promoting him from reserve driver to a full-time seat after Bruno Senna was dropped. However, Bottas struggled, stating that exercise and eating became an "addiction" for him as he tried to lose 6kg and reach the weight his bosses demanded.
Speaking to Finnish journalist Maria Veitola, Bottas revealed he lived off an unhealthy diet of steamed broccoli and hid his struggles from those close to him. "I trained myself to pain, physically and mentally," he revealed.
