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Wolff: No shootout between Bottas and Russell
Formula 1 champions Mercedes are not treating this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as a shootout between team regular Valtteri Bottas and super-sub George Russell, team principal Toto Wolff said on Friday. Russell, a 22-year-old who is in only his second season in Formula 1 with Williams, was called up to stand in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-times world champion tested positive for COVID-19. The highly-rated Briton, who has impressed at engine customer Williams, is seen as a talent of the future and tipped to one day drive for the main Mercedes team. That has led to speculation that Russell's temporary promotion, likely to carry over into the season finale in Abu Dhabi if Hamilton...
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