Valtteri Bottas concedes that contract talks with Mercedes later this year could prove a bit disturbing, depending how late they occur, if at all. The Finn performed according to his employer's expectations at the outset last season before a mid-season slump took hold, leaving him in team mate Lewis Hamilton's dust Bottas found his footing in the tail end of the year however, winning the final round in Abu Dhabi, his third Grand Prix victory in 2017. Nevertheless, he'll have to step up his game this season if he wants to hold on to a drive likely coveted by a few of his highly-rated colleagues, not the least of which may be Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. For Bottas, if he delivers a string...
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