Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will remain at the team in 2021 and explained his radio message to the Finnish driver during qualifying is part of a new style of communication between the two.
Wolff opened his team radio ahead of Bottas' final lap in qualifying to tell his driver, "give it all you have, Valtteri". Bottas went on to qualify second behind Max Verstappen, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.05s
The Finnish driver has come under pressure in the past week after he was outperformed by Hamilton's replacement at the Sakhir Grand Prix, George Russell.