Ralf Schumacher thinks it “makes no sense” for Mercedes to think about ditching Valtteri Bottas for George Russell mid-season. And the six-time Formula 1 race winner also suspects Sir Lewis Hamilton would not be happy with such a decision either. Speculation over Bottas’ future has ramped up again this week since a newspaper report quoted an unnamed Mercedes engineer as saying there was some “unrest” within the team about the Finn’s performances. Bottas has finished third twice in 2021, each time falling away from a challenging position against his team-mate Hamilton, while in the other race he was being overtaken by Russell in the Williams when the duo collided and crashed out...
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