Not a hope. Merc need to start thinking about the Lewis replacement now.Bottas won’t be in that seat next year.
There was plenty of room, and Bottas left room. But the flick right at 200mph clearly unsettled Russell who thought he was going to block him and touched the grass. Too late to back out he could have either held his nerve or moved right. He done the latter and paid the price. Bottas had a lot to lose from being overtaken by Russell and imo he pushed it too far.Bottas v Russell - 50/50 for me. Yes, Bottas didn't move over. But he was on the racing line and ahead. Russell should have known there wasn't room. Just got a bit over excited.
I agree, definitely more Russell’s fault than Bottas’. Russell claims he hit a wet part of the track which he didn’t, he put a wheel on the grass. I didn’t see this “flick or jolt to the right” that people (and Russell) are claiming.Am i the only one that doesn’t see any unnatural move right by bottas? If anything once they get along side each other he drifts left, I think ultimately a racing incident but 90% Russell’s fault, must of thought they were closer and moved too far to the right, can’t see anything to blames bottas (had a shocking weekend though). Russell’s reaction won’t have pleased toto either. Great drives by max and lando though.