Bottas race engineer leaves F1 team

Valtteri Bottas has a black cloud hanging over his head. First, Mercedes team director Toto Wolff suggested that Bottas could lose his seat after 2019 to Force India refugee Esteban Ocon. “But it’s not my job to worry about that. I have an excellent relationship with everyone on the team, including Toto. We hide nothing from one another, “ insisted Bottas. Then, Toto Wolff has admitted has admitted he is concerned about Bottas. “I believe that when you have no more chances in the championship, it hurts you mentally,” said Wolff. Now, Bottas is losing his race engineer Tony Ross, Wolff announced: “Tony will be the chief race engineer in our Formula E programme. We are discussing his replacement."

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