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Mercedes Will Force Valtteri Bottas To Be Lewis Hamilton's Wingman

The Mercedes F1 Team is likely to throw its weight behind Sir Lewis Hamilton to improve their chances of beating Max Verstappen in this year’s Championship battle, 1996 World Champion Damon Hill has said. As such, Hill believes Valtteri Bottas is likely to play second fiddle to Hamilton at Mercedes this campaign, as the Silver Arrows no longer have the luxury of being significantly ahead of their rivals and allowing their drivers to battle it out for the Championship. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story! 'Any kind of external threat unites a team. So for years now, we've had Mercedes fighting amongst themselves between drivers for the title and occasional incursions from...
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