VALTTERI BOTTAS

(Mercedes)

Either he realises he will have to play the team-minded No 2 to Hamilton’s No 1, or he soon will do. Very affable and clearly talented, the Finn will find it extremely hard to beat his garage-mate in the same equipment. Nico Rosberg, who learned from Michael Schumacher, sacrificed everything — physical and temporal — to beat the near-impregnable Lewis. Bottas won’t be able to match him. ODDS 5/1