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He crossed the finish line behind them Valtteri Bottas, who drove a lonely race, Sergio Perez however, despite the difficulties at the start and the fact that he started the race from the pits, he led to fifth place. Marc Priestley expects it to Mexican caused headaches for Mercedes management.
When asked if he will Mercedes regretted the decision to keep it Bottas and did not opt for George Russell, is a former mechanic McLaren gave a clear answer. “I think it will. They will regret it if Perez is a stronger rival than Bottas. If it’s a battle between four racers or two teams, Mercedes will suffer,”He explained in his analysis priestley. It seems to be Red Bull finally stopped this year the dominance of Mercedes, despite the fact that the German team in Bahrain managed to win. “Mercedes has always had the advantage of having the two fastest race cars in the field. If this is no longer the case Red Bullbut and if Perez is on the same level as Verstappen, Mercedes will be sorry."
British continues: “In fact, they don’t have another racer as fast as the riders at the top. We could have that if we opted for Russell. The problem you get then is that Russell is extremely ambitious and has dreams beyond Lewis ’accomplishments. He wants to become the next British motorsport legend. So he also doesn’t like to be held back.”So, in words Priestley is likely Mercedes chose Bottasto avoid internal duel, as was the case in 2007 at McLarn med Hamilton in Alonso. "If you get this head-to-head duel for the title, then you get at Mercedes the problems McLaren had with Hamilton and Alonso. And that's probably what Mercedes avoids," Ends priestley.
