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Originally Posted by S griffin
You never saw Mercedes dropping Bottas midway through 2018 for say Ocon. That’s the difference
Ok in some of Red Bull’s cases, like dropping Kvyat for Max, the results have been justified, but still, it can be really damaging for a driver to be dropped at a stroke
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Iirc, Bottas was initially given a one year contract with Merc. However, he proved to be such an effective wingman for Hamilton, dropping him would have been a mistake.