Valtteri Bottas can take solace in having gotten closer to Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship this season, but shoulders the blame for not getting close enough to truly test his Mercedes team-mate. Hamilton is closing in on his third straight championship triumph – all of which have been secured with Bottas alongside him at Mercedes. Article continues under video The Finn was hardly a factor in the second half of 2017's title race and went through last season without winning a single race. Ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Bottas trails Hamilton by 73 points in the standings and has not won since the fourth race of the season in Baku, with the Briton's relentless consistency...
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