Valtteri Bottas opens up on his Mercedes contract

Valtteri Bottas has revealed that talks with Mercedes about an extension on his current contract with the Silver Arrows, has not opened. Bottas deal runs out at the end of the 2019 world championship. The Finn received a one-year extension in 2018 to stay with the team, with him once again having to prove himself deserving of a seat with the likes of reserve driver Esteban Ocon waiting to step up if required. "I haven't thought about it, at all," he told Sky Sports. "I'm just really focused on this moment right now, fighting for every single victory and for this championship. The talks will come when they come, and when they start I hope they will be done with soon rather than dragging on. We haven't talked a single word about next year yet because there's no need to, we're focusing on our job.” Bottas won the last Grand Prix in Azerbaijan last Sunday and currently leads the driver’s championship by one point ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

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