As the flat white with an extra shot warmed my hands on this cold Adelaide winter morning, Lewis Hamilton’s statement that I was reading had as much impact on me as did the soothing aroma of the freshly ground coffee. “Valtteri is my team now and we’ve both of us had our ups and downs in our careers,” he said. “But as I said, I think he is a fantastic teammate and I don’t necessarily see that it needs to change.” At a time when the top feeders of the Formula 1 media juggernaut are pre-empting the decision of who will indeed be contracted by Mercedes for 2022, Hamilton’s advocacy to retain Bottas is powerful and poignant. Since joining the Mercedes team after the unexpected...
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