Yes and no re the points deficit. Reliability cost Hamilton the 2016 title. Rosberg only won the first 4 races because of Hamilton’s reliability issues. Hamilton was leading the championship come the summer break. My post here sums up ultimately why Rosberg won the 2016 title:
https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...on-reminiscing
That aside, Rosberg was a vastly more formidable opponent than Bottas v1.0 or v2.0 any day of the week. He was a massively gifted driver.