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An action-packed Thursday at Spa-Francorchamps!

After the August break, Formula 1 burst back into life at Spa-Francorchamps with a spate of news and changes that start with his weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, for one, has re-signed up by Mercedes for 2020 and told reporters, 'Well, it wasn't a big deal. The team had an option on me so one morning I got an email that the signature is done, and that's it.' Speculation in the paddock was that while Toto Wolff wanted to give the seat to Esteban Ocon, Lewis Hamilton and team engineers pushed for Bottas to stay. Hamilton called it a 'smart decision. Valtteri and I get along very well'. Also confirmed, therefore, is Ocon's loan to Renault, which according to La Gazzetta dello...
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