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Is Bottas now on borrowed time?

Valtteri Bottas looks increasingly on borrowed time at Mercedes after George Russell showed the Formula 1 world champions just how good he can be. Russell, 22, was drafted in as a late replacement for Lewis Hamilton at Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix when the seven-times champion tested positive for COVID-19, but at times it looked like the older Briton was at the wheel. Apart from qualifying, when Bottas took pole by a whisker, Russell had the measure of the Finn and could have won but for a team error and misfortune. “We learned that George Russell is somebody to count on in the future,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said. “He has all the potential and all the ingredients that a...
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