Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes seat could result in fireworks with Lewis Hamilton | Giles Richards


A predicted understudy role would take the pressure off the Finn but with the F1 drivers’ market opening up at the end of 2017, he is likely to come out fighting

With 10 years in Formula One and three world championships under his belt there is little that will unnerve Lewis Hamilton, even entering a season which brings the biggest rule shakeup for two decades. But while taking the wheel of a new car is a challenge the British driver will relish, adapting to his new Mercedes team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, may be more of a concern.

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