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Valtteri Bottas: 2018 was the worst season of my career

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted that his 2018 Formula One season was the most disappointing of his career.

Bottas failed to score a victory all season while teammate Lewis Hamilton won the title with 11 wins from 21 races. Bottas came close to victories this year -- not least in Russia when Mercedes ordered him to hand the lead of the race to Hamilton -- but said not having a victory in such a competitive car meant 2018 ranked as a low point in his career.

"Yes, I think it is," he said when asked if 2018 was his most disappointing season.