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Nothing less than a two-year deal will do for Bottas
Valtteri Bottas likely won't enter contract talks with Mercedes until late in the summer, but when he does the Finn won't settle for another one year extension with the Silver Arrows outfit. Bottas clinched his first three F1 wins with Mercedes last season, an achievement which warranted a renewal of his contract with the manufacturer for 2018. However, the next round of talks will hopefully yield a multi-year agreement that will secure his future in F1. "I would like to stay with this team, hopefully for a long time," he told Motorsport. "That is my target. As long as I keep performing like I've been performing this year so far, naturally it should be OK, all good. "I...
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