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Bottas hopes to ‘agree quickly' new Merc deal
Having retaken the lead in the Drivers' Championship on Sunday evening, Valtteri Bottas is hoping his fine form will lead to a 'quick' agreement on a new deal with Mercedes. After last year's disappointments, both in the championship and in Baku, Bottas is slowly but surely banishing all thoughts of 2018. Not only has he already taken two race wins in four races, but he is also taking the fight to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the championship. The Finn is leading the standings with 87 points, his fastest lap point from Australia the difference between the Mercedes drivers. But while Hamilton has a guaranteed deal for next season, when Bottas re-signed with Mercedes last year it was for this...
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