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Bottas must match Hamilton to stay at Mercedes
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Valtteri Bottas need to perform at the same level as Lewis Hamilton in order to have a chance of staying with the team. Bottas will be on his third, and possibly final, one-year contract extension at the Silver Arrows with reserve and development driver Esteban Ocon waiting in the wings. The Finn had his fair share of bad luck in 2018, but a run of four consecutive P5 finishes at the end of the season saw him slump to P5 in the World Championship standings. Bottas has now been told to up his game in 2019 by Wolff, who thinks he does have what it takes to be a credible threat to Hamilton. 'Valtteri knows exactly where he needs to be next year,' said Wolff...
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