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Valtteri Bottas is known for many things. A skilled racer, porridge pundit, and coffee connoisseur. Now, Bottas has yet another forte to add to the list: a talented TikToker. For a skill so profound, Mercedes even gave their driver a little trophy.

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Mercedes had shared a video of Bottas raising his tiny trophy for the ‘TikToker of the Year’; a feeling Bottas reacted to with: “Life. Complete.” In addition to the prestigious award given to the driver, Bottas also rendered a speech for the special moment.

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The emotional speech was nearly tear-jerking. “I’m a little bit speechless. I don’t know what to say. Such a huge moment for me in my life… I think it’s the biggest achievement in my life!” As Bottas makes room in his trophy cabinet, the moment would be incomplete without a professional photoshoot.

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Surely some of the most iconic moments on team social media, Bottas took Mercedes PR to another level. Although a light-hearted moment, fans quickly realized that this content is limited. With Bottas moving to Alfa Romeo next season, we hope to see more of our influencer regardless of teams.

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Ranking Valtteri Bottas’ Tik Tok moments

Often joked about as being Mercedes’ social media admin, Bottas has given the world some hilarious content. From referencing memes to taking a diss at his own team, the man has done it all. However, there have been some chef’s kiss moments with Bottas’ TikTok moments that have truly made him the TikToker of the year.

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A tough decision, but arguably one of the funniest Mercedes TikToks, the one where Bottas marks his clueless engineer as ‘Simba’ takes the cake. Ending the video with a cheeky smile, this was Bottas’ TikTok career in its prime.

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Rounding off the TikTok podium is Bottas running to Alfa Romeo! Mercedes made the video a few races after the big announcement; in a this-or-that challenge, Bottas was made to choose between Mercedes and Alfa Romeo. The Finn cheekily ran off to his new team!

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Missing out on the top 3 by a close margin is a video showing off a crucial part of being a TikToker: transitions. Surely, F1’s very own TikTok star absolutely nailed it.

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With many marvelous TikToks missing from the list, it would be incomplete without adding just one more of Bottas’ great TikToks.

Although the “traditions” videos live close to our hearts, Bottas’ iconic moments on Tiktok have earned him a well-deserving trophy. Hopefully, this TikTok era never ends!

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Shreya Sanjeev is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Having attained a journalism degree from St Xavier's College, she finds comfort in the sound of her keyboard while typing and excitement in the sound of F1 cars speeding on a track. A street circuit and Daniel Ricciardo fan through and through, Shreya claims the 2018 Monaco GP to be one of her favorite races of all time. When she's not watching F1 races, she can be found watching NBA matches and rooting for the Golden State Warriors.

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