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Hakkinen tells Mercedes to keep Bottas

Aug.25 Mika Hakkinen, who is involved in the management of Valtteri Bottas' career, has defended the Mercedes driver amid strong rumours he is about to lose his seat. 'If you look at the facts, the results in all the years Valtteri has driven with Lewis (Hamilton) – what the team has achieved with these two drivers – you can't beat that. 'It's incredible, it's been brilliant,' Hakkinen, also Finnish and the world champion of 1998 and 1999, told the German broadcaster RTL. Nonetheless, it is widely believed that Bottas, 31, will be replaced by the young Mercedes junior George Russell. But Hakkinen says those who think Russell is clearly a better driver than Bottas are wide of...
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