Valtteri Bottas is loving life at Alfa Romeo this season, which he described as more of a "racing team" compared to the "company" feel of his former employer Mercedes.
Bottas spent five seasons with the Silver Arrows, contributing to one of the most dominant periods in Formula 1 history. Mercedes won the constructors' championship in every season he was on the books, but still things were difficult for the Finn.
He very much lived in the shadow of Lewis Hamilton during that time, with the Brit completely dominant. Plus, a series of one-year contract extensions never gave him the security he felt he needed to produce his best performances.
