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Button labels Russell as Mercedes' ‘best option’

Jenson Button believes Mercedes need to look for an alternative to Valtteri Bottas and that George Russell is the best option. The calls for Russell to replace Bottas as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate have grown stronger than ever this season with the Finn often failing to impress. To make matters worse for him, Red Bull look strong due to the fact that they have a better car and a more capable number two driver in the form of Sergio Perez. Given this, Button says that Mercedes need to start looking for alternative options for next season. 'We all have a bad race now and again. But it seems to be mostly bad races so far this year, It's been a really, really tough year for him,' he told Express...
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