However, he admitted that while his partnership with Finn was fruitful, it will end at some point.
“I won’t be here forever, and neither will Valtteri,” he continued.
Bottas is four points ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at halftime of the season, although it is the Mexican’s first year after being promoted from Aston Martin’s predecessor Racing Point.
That campaign was seen as largely disappointing and largely inconsistent for the former Williams man, who is behind McLaren ace Lando Norris in the drivers’ standings – he finished the points in Azerbaijan and didn’t finish the races for everyone in Emilia Romagna, Monaco and Hungary.
Russell scored his first points of the season in Budapest and might have done so earlier in the season if it hadn’t been for a bit of bad luck at times.
He impressed last year in Bahrain when he replaced Hamilton in the Mercedes and appeared to be winning the race until a pit stop mistake and punctured tire wasted his chances.
If Hamilton prevails, he may have to wait a little longer before he has another chance to drive a Silver Arrow.
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