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Originally Posted by Graz
Bottas needs to step up next year. He's not justifying his selection just now. Comparison above to Kovalainen is a good shout.
Bear in mind he only got the gig because it was the best option available to Merc. He's doing no better really than Kimi is as the Ferrari #2 and he gets roundly criticised.
In Brazil, the top 4 finished within a few seconds of each other. Vettel was pacing to Bottas and could have gone quicker but didn't need to. Where Hamilton came from, he must have put 30+ seconds into Bottas.
It also shows how good Rosberg was in comparison.
If Bottas is the real deal, he should be able to up his game next year.
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He's won races, which kimi hasn't. He was in the championship hunt first half of year, which Kimi wasn't. Hamilton also benefited from safety car to gain ground as well as having an optimally set up car to conditions. Rosberg had years with the team, helping to develop the car with his inputs. Bottas has had a short off-season with a car not developed to him and updated likely to the other driver's liking above his.
But don't get me wrong, rosberg was really good and prob better than he was given credit for.