I should never have gotten a mullet at Mercedes

(Motorsport-Total.com) – Since Valtteri Bottas left Mercedes for Alfa-Romeo, a lot has changed in the Finn’s life. Although the two-time second-place world champion is no longer fighting for race wins or even titles, he seems more relaxed and in tune with himself.

This is not only reflected on his social media profiles, where he occasionally posts himself with a bare bottom, but also in his appearances on the racetrack and last but not least in his look with a casual mustache and mullet.

“I think now I have the feeling that I can really be who I am,” Bottas himself says of his transformation. “And yes, there is definitely a slight difference.”

“It’s also a time when you grow up,” Bottas emphasizes. So he learned a lot in Formula 1, also through battles and defeats. “At some point, you realize you shouldn’t take things so seriously, especially yourself,” explains the 33-year-old. Today he is simply “a little happier” with everything.

When asked if he could wear a mullet in a Mercedes, he said, “I can imagine I wasn’t allowed to, so this is just an example.”

“She’s kind of mental. So, that definitely plays a part. It’s the person you live with, after all. That’s always a big, big impact. And yet she’s still trying to get me Australian to do it, and it’s done step by step. Yeah, Certainly,” he laughs.