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Bottas thinks one-year contracts affected ability to challenge Hamilton

Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas reckons the fact that he has always been signed to one-year contracts with Mercedes has affected his chances of challenging teammate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas has faced speculation over his future every season since joining the Silver Arrows in 2017 given his contract situation. Having this uncertainty and pressure is something that he feels may have taken his focus away from on-track matters. "It's only speculation and it's only guessing based on what I feel right now," Bottas told N. "But it definitely would have saved a lot of energy and a lot of extra unnecessary pressure and dealing with the media at certain times of the...
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