Valtteri has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season.
Pressure.. Hamilton does that to you...
I would love to see Nico back at Merc..
Yeah. Lewis won the title with a few to spare and yet Valtteri finishes the season in 5th place. Really not good that. Now all drivers will have bad seasons in their career but when you're in the most prized seat in f1 you can't afford to have THAT bad a season! He was good last season as evidenced by the fact that he saw his contract extended to his year but he's dived this year. Some really poor race craft at times as well - he's either so passive and ridiculously easy to pass or he's colliding.
2019 will be pressure time for Bottas but the reality is he's probably only got the first few races or so of next year to impress at a level where he will be in the discussion for the same seat in 2020. Mercedes will want their driver lineup for 2020 secured by mid season I think so there's not a lot of time or opportunity for Bottas to redeem himself. I'd be surprised if he was still racing for Mercedes in 2020.
It's a shame that Sainz was grabbed by McLaren because I think he'd be ideal for that Merc seat. Had another good race today did Sainz. McLaren have got a good one there for next season.
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