Valtteri Bottas’ contract negotiations with Mercedes and Toto Wolff must seem like Groundhog day. Year after year, the Finnish driver has been searching for an extension. Question marks are growing about whether Mercedes will opt for George Russell when in reality it is Bottas who needs to buck the trend, screw the contract up and look elsewhere.  It’s an idea that’s difficult to compute and one that will initially fill Bottas with a sense of regret. Walking out of a door attached to the team who have won every single World Championship title the sport has to offer since 2014 aren’t going to be easy steps to make.  The chances of Bottas becoming World Champion in the second...
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