In a season that brings more pressure than ever, Valtteri Bottas looked like a driver singularly-focused on winning a world championship in Austria on Sunday. To say Valtteri Bottas is in a tough spot this season would be quite the understatement. On another one-year contract, with speculation rampant on who could replace him, and a teammate in Lewis Hamilton who is as dangerous as ever, the Finn simply can’t afford another ho-hum season – well, so far so good. Bottas’ performance on Sunday, while certainly not dominant, was exactly what you wanted to see from a driver who has talked the talk repeatedly since the end of last season. He controlled the race from start-to-finish,...
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