Valtteri Bottas “doesn’t stand a chance” up against Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, according to Gerhard Berger. In four seasons as Hamilton’s team-mate, Bottas has failed to sustain a meaningful World Championship challenge to the Briton – who has captured the title in every year since Nico Rosberg’s success in 2016 that led to his immediate retirement. Last year, Bottas began brightly with victory in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix as Hamilton finished fourth, but the writing was quickly on the wall and three consecutive wins turned the tide in favour of the now seven-time World Champion. Berger, who won 10 grands prix for Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren in a 14-year...
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