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No 'surprise' if Mercedes ditch Bottas for Ocon
Former Formula 1 driver Robert Doornbos has insisted he would not be "surprised" if Mercedes decided to buy out the contract of Valtteri Bottas before the start of the 2019 F1 season in order to bring in Esteban Ocon, a Silver Arrows junior driver. Ocon features for Force India, but will lose his place with the team at the end of the current season to be replaced by Lance Stroll, whose father Lawrence has bought the outfit. He is a member of Mercedes' junior driver development programme, and with Bottas struggling to make an impact on the championship in 2018, including failing to win a race so far, Doornbos thinks the Finn could be ditched before its too late....
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