May 28 Valtteri Bottas is emerging as a leading figure in the next round of the 2021 'silly season'. Contrary to wishful speculation, it appears unlikely that Mercedes would pair Sebastian Vettel with Lewis Hamilton. A more likely scenario is that George Russell will line up with the six-time world champion next year. It has triggered rumours of talks between Finn Bottas - who has been at Mercedes with one-year deals since Nico Rosberg's retirement in 2016 - and potential alternative teams including Red Bull. But Jean-Michel Desnoues, an author and correspondent for the French magazine Auto Hebdo, thinks Renault is a more likely destination for Bottas. That is despite the fact that...
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