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'Mercedes have to replace Bottas with Ocon'
Former F1 driver Marc Surer thinks 2019 will certainly be Valtteri Bottas' last season at Mercedes, with Esteban Ocon ready to replace the Finn. Bottas is under intense pressure this year, as Mercedes mull over whether to exercise an extension in his contract or not this year. When asked if Ocon - who is in Barcelona observing the tests as Mercedes' reserve driver - will replace Bottas for 2020, former Brabham and Arrows driver Surer told Speed Week: "Yes, I believe so. Otherwise, the Mercedes junior programme is not working. They have to do that." Although Bottas failed to win a single race in 2018, one person hoping he stays put may well be Lewis Hamilton, his current teammate....
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