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Out in the wild seeking a plan for the future

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Valtteri Bottas was none too happy with his opening race of 2021 in Bahrain where he was outpaced by Lewis Hamilton and hampered by a pitstop botched by his Mercedes crew.

Bottas will no doubt head to Imola determined to try and reel in his teammate, or will it just be more damage limitation for the Finn versus the seven-time world champion?

As usual when he needs to devise a plan, the nine-time Grand Prix winner heads out into the wild for some mind-boosting elevation.

And Bottas will likely need all the inspiration and motivation he can get to spur him on and allow him to have a say in the battle royal that is set to unfold between Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

For the latter, two's company. But Bottas wants to make it a crowd.

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