The decision on Mercedes' 2022 line-up is yet to be finalised, but boss Toto Wolff still regards Valtteri Bottas as a crucial team member. Bottas signed with Mercedes back in 2017, replacing Nico Rosberg following his shock retirement. And while Bottas has not provided the same level of competition to Lewis Hamilton as Rosberg did, the Finn has proven a reliable enough points-scorer to comfortably earn Mercedes the Constructors' title in every season since arriving. But the pressure on Mercedes has now increased with Red Bull mounting a challenge for the 2021 titles, and with new regulations coming for 2022, the German outfit arguably now more than ever need their strongest possible...
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