Partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at Mercedes could be a costly mistake, former F1 racer John Watson has warned. Russell has been strongly linked with a move to the Silver Arrows for 2022, and it has been speculated that Bottas could effectively switch seats with him and return to Williams. READ: Wolff Confident
MoreValtteri Bottas has said that Formula E driver Nick De Vries being linked with a move to Formula 1 is “not really” his concern. The Finn is facing the prospect of losing his Mercedes seat at the end of the season, with George Russell most likely to replace him. READ: Bottas Suggests Mercedes Could Have
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has said that he can now laugh about the high-speed collision he suffered at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The crash occurred as George Russell was trying to overtake Bottas for P9 on the run down to turn one, but the Williams driver lost control of his car after touching
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Valtteri Bottas’ post-2021 future at the Mercedes F1 Team is seriously in doubt, with Sir Lewis Hamilton already inking a contract extension and George Russell being strongly linked with a move to the Silver Arrows. Bottas joined Mercedes following Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement from Formula 1 after he won the 2016 Championship, and the Finn
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Valtteri Bottas was undoubtedly responsible for the turn one chaos at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, which resulted in the race being red-flagged, forced a handful of cars to retire, and jumbled up the grid for the restart. The Finnish driver didn’t try to dodge blame, and he said he misjudged the conditions and consequently
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Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas could swap teams at the end of the season, with the young Canadian likely to be preferred to George Russell by Sir Lewis Hamilton. That’s according to 1997 F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, who believes Stroll could fill Bottas’ shoes at Mercedes and be a strong second driver without disrupting
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The Mercedes F1 Team has decided to drop Valtteri Bottas and replace him with George Russell, but the move won’t be announced until much later in the season, according to Finnish racing driver Toni Vilander. Russell is currently into his third season in Formula 1 with Williams, and many in the paddock believe he will
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The Williams F1 Team is considering signing Valtteri Bottas, Nico Hulkenberg or Daniil Kvyat for 2022, should George Russell partner Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, according to reports. Russell has been Williams’ standout driver in recent seasons, and it looks likely that he will finally be rewarded for his strong performances with a
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Mercedes could announce George Russell as Valtteri Bottas’ replacement for 2022 at the upcoming British Grand Prix, former F1 driver Martin Brundle has said. Bottas has had a shaky campaign thus far, with a combination of torrid luck and a lack of pace at some grand prix leaving him only fifth in the Drivers’ Standings,
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has rubbished reports that he and George Russell haven’t spoken to one another since the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, which saw the young Brit fill in for the seven-time World Champion after he had tested positive for COVID-19. Russell impressed many in the paddock that weekend, as he looked set to win
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