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Originally Posted by gert
I think it is not that hard to sell argument #1 to any driver.
I think it will be harder to convince any driver, especially an established one (versus a Red Bull junior driver) of prerequisite #2.
After all, Bottas is allowed to go for his own chances. He's not able to beat Hamilton, but he is allowed to. I'd say he is there to help Mercedes' interest but not to support Hamilton's title bid.
Likewise, Leclerc was not there to just help Vettel win the 2019 title.
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Bottas is allowed to challenge because:
1 Mercedes is dominant enough for it not to be a championship problem (a luxury RB does not have)
And 2: Bottas is not good enough to challenge Hamilton when it really matters.