That's it. It's actually happened. Valtteri Bottas leaves Mercedes. A deal that has seemingly been hanging by a thin thread ever since the Finnish driver joined Mercedes in 2017 after Nico Rosberg's somewhat sudden and surprising retirement announcement. After spending those five seasons fighting for a contract, Bottas might actually be pleased to see Toto Wolff screwing up his contract and finding a seat for him at Alfa Romeo. It’s an idea that’s difficult to compute. 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, and will initially fill Bottas with a sense of...
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