Formula One's Will Buxton has revealed that he thinks Valtteri Bottas has outperformed his teammate Lewis Hamilton this season, as he thinks Bottas is a dark horse for the 2018 title.
Hamilton has been underwhelming at times this season, finishing fifth in Canada last weekend, as well as being out-qualified several times already by Bottas. Buxton explains that Bottas should've been at the top of the championship by now.
"He would and should have been leading the world championship after Baku," he wrote on the F1's website.
"If it wasn’t for that puncture a few miles from the Azerbaijan flag, I’d wager it would be he and Vettel locked at the top of the standings as we speak.
"Certainly it is these two who stand out for me as the most solid performers out of the top three teams in the season to date.
"He’s fast, he’s consistent, he’s calm and mature - and he’s my dark horse for the 2018 drivers’ world championship."
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