Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas has emerged as his closest rival for the 2019 Formula 1 world championship. Mercedes entered the campaign expecting Ferrari to lead the way following its strong showing in pre-season testing, but the Scuderia is yet to record a race win, while the reigning world champions have scored five successive one-two finishes. With Mercedes holding a 96-point lead over Ferrari in the constructors’ championship, the five-time world champion reckons teammate Bottas is now his biggest threat. Hamilton currently heads the championship by seven points to Bottas, with the Briton claiming three victories to Bottas’ two so far. “The biggest...
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