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Wolff: Bottas needs ‘soft landing' if fired
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff believes it's important for the team to give Valtteri Bottas a 'soft landing' if he loses his seat for 2020. The Silver Arrows will discuss over the summer break whether they promote reserve driver Esteban Ocon into Bottas' seat for 2020, or retain Bottas and send Ocon elsewhere to continue his development. Two difficult races in Germany and Hungary have not helped Bottas' cause, but Wolff has made it clear that the Finn wouldn't be dropped off the back of single performances, instead his season in whole will be analysed. George Russell has already been ruled out of the reckoning by Wolff, but whatever is decided, he says that cushioning the impact for Bottas...
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