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Bottas trusting in Mercedes after communication troubles

Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes will take its in-race communication to “a new level" following troubles during the opening two Formula 1 races of 2018 in Melbourne and Bahrain.  A miscalculation under the Virtual Safety Car cost Lewis Hamilton victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, before Mercedes admitted it missed a 90 percent window of opportunity to win last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel held off Bottas’ late charge to secure back-to-back wins for Ferrari.  The reigning world champions also faced issues with its pit-to-car radio systems in Bahrain, with Hamilton admitting his strategy was compromised after being left in “no man’s...
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