Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas knows he has the “full backing” of his Formula 1 team going into the 2019 season.  Bottas heads into his third campaign with the German manufacturer having endured a winless year in 2018, while teammate Lewis Hamilton took 11 victories on his way to claiming a fifth drivers’ world championship.  The Finn’s contract runs until the end of the year and while Mercedes has an option to extend his tenure into 2020, it faces an added dilemma over where to place its protege Esteban Ocon, who has missed out on a full-time seat for this season.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  Bottas said the criticism he received last season has provided him...
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