There is little doubt that Valtteri Bottas will be taking a little bit of satisfaction each time he out-performs a Mercedes in his Alfa Romeo this year, but he affirmed in Miami that there are no hard feelings between him and his successor George Russell. In five seasons at Mercedes, Bottas won 10 races and stood on the podium on 58 occasions, helping the Silver Arrows to the constructors’ crown in each one of those years and assisting team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton in four Drivers’ Championship victories. However, he was never able to mount a title challenge himself while at the team and, while Toto Wolff gave him the “diamond” analogy while referring to the pressure of persistent...
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