Mercedes should keep Valtteri Bottas because he is a “good water carrier” for Lewis Hamilton. That is the view of former F1 driver Marc Surer, who plays down the rumours linking Bottas with the exit door and George Russell with the Finn’s seat for 2022 and beyond. “The rumours about George Russell as the second driver came from England, of course,” Surer told Sport1. “He helps Hamilton,” Surer explains, “and you can see at Red Bull how difficult it is to find a good second driver. On a good day he is unbeatable and then he can’t do it for the next five races.

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