Bottas was a good qualifier and was often closely matched to Hamilton on Saturdays. Bottas also had some race days when he matched or beat Hamilton. Neither Perez or Bottas are / were ever going to win the WDC unless their respective teammates cannot complete a full season for whatever reason.
Only a few weeks ago some commentators were hypothesising that Perez might take the fight to Verstappen this year for the WDC, but recent history has shown us that that was never going to happen because of weekends like these last two.
I am a fan of Perez by the way. He will win again this year, but not often enough for a realistic title chance.
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