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Bottas' 'pain in the ass' forces Mercedes rethink
Toto Wolff says lumbering Valtteri Bottas with "pain in the ass" one-year deals could stop after the Finn highlighted how it had impacted his performances in 2019. Although Bottas was the last man standing against Lewis Hamilton in this year's title race, the Briton won his fifth championship in six years at a canter. Article continues under video After winning two of the first four races, Bottas slumped in Germany and Hungary as Hamilton surged clear – a period of the season that saw Bottas fielding regular questions about his Mercedes future. Mercedes exercised the one-year option in Bottas' deal, but the Finn warned of falling into a similar situation next season....
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