The Mercedes driver and his successor? Valtteri Bottas (right) and Sebastian Vettel.
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The rumor mill is bubbling: Does the German replace the Finn in the Silver Arrow?
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Bottas claims that Vettel is not an issue at Mercedes.
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His departure from Maranello is anything but beautiful.
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Future champion? George Russell.
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Baku, Singapore and Suzuka will be officially deleted from the GP calendar on Friday. Sebastian Vettel also threatens to resign after the Mini World Cup and the sixth Ferrari season!
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Because now the Mercedes emergency nail Valtteri Bottas (since 2017) spoke plainly on «Sky»: «The team and I have always been honest with each other. And I’ve now got a clear message that they don’t think about Vettel. So it’s okay for me, I’m not worried! »
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Bottas thinks it’s “pretty funny”
The almost 31-year-old Finn, who has been successful seven times in the Silver Arrow, laughs: «For me it is the same every year. People always talk about me. I think it’s pretty funny that there are already people who are supposed to get my seat for 2021, even though we haven’t driven this year yet! »
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The current vice world champion thinks above all of the Mercedes junior George Russell (22), who has to drive in 2020 in the inferior Williams Mercedes. As Mercedes Supervisory Board member Niki Lauda († 70) once said to BLICK: “Russell is the future champion!”
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So it still doesn’t look good for Vettel’s dream of Mercedes. And his fans would probably not like it too much if the German was seriously interested in the Renault cockpit. Like Fernando Alonso …
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Team thoughts already gone at Vettel
Vettel, who turns 33 on the first day of training in Spielberg on July 3, will hardly do this descent, even in an emergency. The four-time world champion with 53 GP triumphs so far is too ambitious and hungry for victory.
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“Once I’m gone, I won’t come back!” It is one of the few sentences of the Swiss of choice after its less stylish farewell from Maranello at the end of the season.
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From Spielberg, Vettel of course has hardly any big team thoughts in the Ferrari. His frustration and disappointment with the Reds are too great. A stall order would be more than a mockery for him in 2020.