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‘Esteban Ocon in, Valtteri Bottas out at Mercedes'

Esteban Ocon will replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next season, so says Bottas' predecessor Nico Rosberg. Although Bottas began his 2019 campaign as Bottas 2.0, fed with porridge and hiding his facial expression behind a beard, it was short-lived with the Finn last winning back in April's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. With his team-mate Lewis Hamilton going on a run of five wins in seven races, Bottas' place at Mercedes came under threat. Team boss Toto Wolff recently revealed that the battle to partner Hamilton next season was between Bottas and reserve driver Ocon. He told German newspaper Die Welt: 'We have a top driver in Valtteri, we are aware of that. 'But we also have a young, talented...
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