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Salo: Bottas has the speed but the bad races hurt him
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is in real danger of losing his seat with the dominant World Champion team for 2020, according to fellow Finn and former F1 driver Mika Salo. Team boss Toto Wolff has said he will spend the August break weighing up whether to keep Bottas for a fourth season or promote young reserve Esteban Ocon instead. Salo, who is also an F1 steward and works for Sergey Sirotkin's sponsor SMP, told the Finnish broadcaster MTV that Wolff's deliberations coincide with an unfortunate slump for Bottas a five-time grand prix winner. 'In F1, you're only as good as your last race,' explained Salo. 'Valtteri has had two really bad races now. He has the speed, but the bad races...
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