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Bottas: One-year Mercedes deal no issue
Valtteri Bottas says he has no problem with having only a one-year contract with Mercedes and insists it is up to him to ensure that the team eventually opts to extend it. Both Bottas and teammate Lewis Hamilton are now signed until the end of 2018, ensuring that the driver market for 2019 will be a busy one, with Mercedes currently having maximum flexibility. The arrangement works both ways, because Bottas is also free to move in case an interesting opportunity – such as replacing Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari – opens up for him. "I have to say I'm happy with this," said Bottas of his one-year deal. "I understand of course always the team's view on things, and for sure the...
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