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Wolff: Bottas has 'no excuse' for not matching Hamilton in 2018

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas has the ability to fight Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel for the world championship this season. "That's what he has to do," Wolff told N in an exclusive interview this week, when asked if Bottas would be able to challenge his team mate for the title. "If he can step up and challenge Lewis he has his place among the greatest drivers in Formula 1," he said. "If he doesn't he's going to know it and there is no excuse." Wolff warned that the Finn would need to hit the ground running. He said that Bottas wouldn't be able to afford the sort of mid-season slump he suffered in 2017. "He recovered at the end...
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