Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas could be fighting for his Formula 1 future this season but the Finn says he feels less pressure than last year when he joined the world champions as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate. The 28-year-old has no certainty beyond 2018, and rivals are already eyeing up one of the sport’s most coveted seats, but believes he can raise his game to the point of being a title contender. “I think in Formula One — in any season, in any case — if you don’t perform then your seat is always in danger. That’s how it goes in this sport,” Bottas told reporters last month at the launch of the new W09 car. That’s a fact. But especially in a seat like this. “For the...
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