Oct.15 Valtteri Bottas has apparently not been excluded from Mercedes' key operations, even though he is departing for Alfa Romeo in 2022. As Lewis Hamilton struggled to recover from his engine grid penalty in Turkey, Finn Bottas comfortably kept position in P1 throughout the Istanbul race for his first win of the season. Some, though, wondered how hard he would be celebrating as Mercedes looks ahead to replacing him with George Russell next year. 'I think the team has been good, nothing has really changed, everything is normal,' Bottas said. 'Everyone seems happy.' He even denied that he is being excluded from certain development and strategic meetings, as is often customary when a...
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