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Short Bottas deal does not show ‘lack of trust'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has denied the suggestion that another one-year deal for Valtteri Bottas shows a 'lack of trust'. Bottas joined the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2017 season, taking over from Nico Rosberg who retired after winning the 2016 World Championship. And whilst Bottas hasn't been able to truly challenge Lewis Hamilton for the Drivers' Championship since, he has done more than enough to ensure Mercedes' run of Constructors' Championships has stretched to six in a row. But a feature of Bottas' time with Mercedes has been the one-year contracts which he has always received, and a new one has been announced for 2021 despite talk of Mercedes junior George Russell possibly earning...
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