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SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA – Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP gives the crowd a thumbs up from the fan stage during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

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SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA – Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP gives the crowd a thumbs up from the fan stage during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
Mercedes’s Finnish driver, Valtteri Bottas, is a fitness freak no matter the weather condition as since in a recent post that has been seen in social media, as the former Williams driver is doing his runs at -22 Celsius degrees in the Northern Lapland.
Bottas has shocked every formula one fan through his training routine, he isn’t the type that goes to the gym and is satisfied but takes it to the next level by pushing himself by doing some workout in almost unbearable weather.
Always good weather to run ❄️
-22c and bit of windchill. No excuses.#VB77 #Arctic #wintertraining@PolarGlobal pic.twitter.com/Ur76WDhz6b
— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) February 3, 2021
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The Valtteri training regime
Bottas is a different breed of F1 drivers, unlike other drivers who take time off after the season is done, Bottas pushes himself just not do be fit but also take part in other motorsport events.
Day 1 @Tunturirally ✅
Fun as expected and challenging as expected! We are now 8th overall and trying to improve step by step. Already looking forward to the 4 beautiful and fast stages tomorrow 🚙❄️#VB77 #Rally @RautiainenTimo @PH__Sport @NollaOy @pirellisport
📷 Hannu.R pic.twitter.com/HLPz3cQ3CF
— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) January 15, 2021
The Finnish man is one of the few drivers on the grid who takes his training regime seriously and often does takes part in winter competitions such as recent rally completion that helps him improve his ability on the F1 track.
In an interview with Men’s Fitness, He said, “I love to train, I run and cycle a lot which is a basic cardio exercise. In the gym, we usually focus on more sport-specific training.”
“I often train wearing a race helmet and doing drills that work the neck muscles,”

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LE CASTELLET, FRANCE: Second place qualifier Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP looks on in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
He concluded, “In order to maximize the effectiveness of my workouts, “I need to analyse my workout results.
”My parents gave me a Polar watch over ten years ago as a gift to help me improve my training and performance, and I’ve never looked back.””
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“Before the season starts, I try to push my training further by hiking and cycling my way through Finnish and French terrain.”
Bottas’s season at the Silver Arrows

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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 13: Pole position qualifier Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 13, 2019 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Bottas finished runner up in the driver’s championship with 223 points last season behind his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, having signed a contract till 2021 with the Silver Arrows he sure to give everyone on the grid a tough competition as fans wait till the 28th of March for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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