HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Valtteri Bottas has signed a new contract with Mercedes just one day after teammate Lewis Hamilton agreed a two-year deal.
Bottas' deal is for a single season plus an option which will guarantee his stay at the team next year and could see him join Hamilton for a fourth season at the team in 2020. The Finn has secured three victories since joining the team as Nico Rosberg's replacement ahead of the 2017 season.
The news was announced just one hour before the opening practice session for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.
"It is great news that I will be racing for Mercedes in 2019 and it is nice to announce it here in Hockenheim -- not just the home race for Mercedes but also the circuit where I took my first ever single-seater wins back in 2007.