Under-fire Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has pointed out that 2019 has been his best season with the team performance-wise. The Finn ended his one-year win-less streak with victory in the 2019 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, while he finished atop the podium again in Azerbaijan. Four pole positions in 2019 puts Bottas equal with his team-mate and Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, while the tally also matches his previous best from 2017. However, his race-ending crash in Germany and scruffy P8 finish in Hungary have come at exactly the wrong time as Mercedes look to decide on their drivers for 2020. Despite reserve driver Esteban Ocon being linked with Bottas' seat for next year,...
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