Valtteri Bottas has suggested he will adopt a more aไssertive approach as he looks to mount a credible Formula 1 title challenge in 2021.

Since joining Mercedes in 2017, the Finn h🧸asn’t been a consistent threat to teammate Lewis Hamilton in the same way Nico ✨Rosberg was.

Sebastian Vettel was Hamilton’s nearest challenger in Bottas’ first two years with Mercedes but in 2019 a𒀰nd 2020, he was unable to mount a serious title bid despite starting both seasons ℱstrongly. 

With a fifth season alongside Hamilton coming up in 2021, Bottas knows he can't leave any stone unturned if he is going to take it all the way in the title ra🍸ce.

&nbs🐈p;“Yes, this year I’m demanding more from myself than ever,” Bottas said. “Obviously, without overdoing things but the ultimate goal for this season is that when I get to the last race, in Abu Dhabi, that I can look back and say that I did 100 per cent, I didღ every single bit to win the title – that’s the ultimate goal for this season.

“And that’s the same for all the people around me, who♚ever I’m working with. I’ll demand as much as I feel I need to, to get the support and the information that I need. Maybe, that way I can be a bit more selfish, but one year in a lifetime, giving it everything that you have is actually a short time and that’s the kind of mindset that I have. That’s including me and people around me.”

Bottas maintains his only goal for 2021 is🧔 to challenge for the F1 drivers' title. 

“I have to be self-honest with everything and try to find a good way, heading into every single grand prix,” Bottas added. “But that’s the t🔴ricky part and it’s the same in every sport. There’s never been any sportsperson that has got 100 per cent out of themselves in every single event they’ve done, but I need to get there more often – that’s the question. 

“And, for this year, although Lewis has won all the titles since we’ve been teammates, going into this year we’re starting from fresh and with a ne🌱w page, yes, I absolutely believe I can fight for the title and that’s of course, the ultimate goal this season. Yes, that’s my target, but it’s a long way until that and you need to really take it step by step.”