Mercedes extends contract with Bottas

As the factory team announced on Thursday, the 30-year-old's contract has been extended until "at least the end of the 2021 season". Bottas has been driving alongside world champion Lewis Hamilton since 2017. Confirmation that the Brit will stay at Mercedes beyond this season is still pending, but is expected. Dream of becoming world champion “Ever since I fell in love with Formula 1 as a child, it has been my dream to one day become world champion,” said Bottas: “This year I am fighting for the title, and by staying at Mercedes I will also be in the next one year in the best possible position to fight for it.” In 2017, Bottas followed Nico Rosberg in the silver team. Since then, the 30-year-old has won eight races. In 2019 he became vice world champion for the first time, and this year he is also in second place overall, but after four races he is already 30 points behind Hamilton. “I am confident that we currently have the strongest driver pairing in Formula 1, and extending the contract with Valtteri is an important first step towards maintaining this strength in the future,” said Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff: “Valtteri is part of the entire team good relationship - including his teammate, which is not a given when both drivers are fighting against each other for the world championship.”

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Mercedes extends contract with Bottas

Mercedes will continue to rely on Valtteri Bottas in the future. The world champion team has extended the contract with the Finn.

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