Valtteri Bottas feels Mercedes can’t be discredited for its performances storming to four consecutive 1-2 results at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 world championship and dominating against its title rivals. The Finn leads the F1 drivers’ standings by a single point having notched up identical results – two wins and two second places – to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton but leads the championship thanks to his fastest lap point from Australia. Mercedes has conceded good fortune has partly helped it secure four straight 1-2 finishes at the start of 2019, creating a new F1 record in the process, most notably when Charles Leclerc suffered an engine issue in the closing stages of the...
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