Bottas endured a tough second season with the Silver Arrows last term, failing to win a race while his team mate claimed 11 victories and, in doing so, won his fifth F1 world title. And Jardine, who has worked with F1 teams including McLaren and is now a motorsport pundit, has tipped Mercedes-affiliated driver Ocon as the perfect replacement for Bottas. I can’t see him going for any longer than 2019 with Mercedes. He’s very smooth, he’s very fast, on certain circuits like in Sochi in Russia he’s very, very quick. "[Bottas is] looking and is very determined to try and up his game for 2019.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2019 15:22 UTC