Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has branded talk of swapping Valtteri Bottas for George Russell mid-season as 'nonsense'. It had been a slow start to the season for Bottas, with Imola a particular low point as he collided with Russell while battling at the back end of the points. The Portuguese Grand Prix though was a far improved performance as the Finn took pole position, and while unable to turn that into victory he did have a good chance at P2 before a sensor issue saw him fall back from the gearbox of Max Verstappen. Still though a report emerged after the race that Mercedes engineers had lost faith in Bottas and wanted Russell promoted to the team before the season was over. “There...
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