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Van der Garde backs Bottas to keep Mercedes seat

Giedo van der Garde has said Mercedes would not want two ‘number one' drivers in their team, so keeping Valtteri Bottas would be their logical choice. The second Mercedes seat has been widely known to be up for grabs between the Finn and George Russell for 2022, and the team have previously said a decision on 2022 will be made during the summer break. Bottas currently sits fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 87 points behind Lewis Hamilton but four ahead of Red Bull counterpart Sergio Perez. With the 31-year-old cast in a support role for the Briton's title charge, former Caterham driver Van der Garde thinks Hamilton would not want the dynamic within Mercedes to change any time...
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