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Bottas' departure opens the door for Russell at Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas has signed a multi-year deal with Alfa Romeo starting in 2022, meaning he will leave Mercedes at the end of this season. The Finn was long thought to be the ideal successor to Nico Rosberg, but Mercedes will really opt for George Russell in 2022. Exit for Bottas It was in the air for a while, but the decision has finally been made: Bottas is leaving Mercedes. All the rumours about Bottas' seat at Williams and Toto Wolff's postponement because 'the other driver still had to have a place', made everyone assume that Bottas would be pushed aside by the German team. Still, it's not a given. Indeed, in 2018 Bottas won the internal battle from Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman was in...
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