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Doubts emerge over Russell/Bottas move

Red Bull principal Christian Horner would be 'surprised' if Mercedes are thinking of swapping Valtteri Bottas and George Russell mid-season. Bottas is no stranger to criticism in his time at Mercedes. Despite being with the outfit since 2017 he has not been able to mount a title challenge against team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and with Red Bull now a true challenger, Mercedes need Bottas to step up. Portimao was a strong showing for Bottas who took pole, even if he did then cross the line P3. But the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix which preceded it was the kind of disaster which Mercedes can not afford. Bottas found himself battling with Russell at the tail end of the points in Imola, that was until...
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