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Bottas: 'Williams was always the only option for me'
Valtteri Bottas says he didn't speak to any other teams to negotiate a drive for the 2014 season, as Williams was 'always the only option' for him.
The Finn has been part of the Grove-based outfit since 2010, when he joined as their test driver. He completed 15 first practice sessions for the team in 2012 before being promoted to a race seat for 2013.
It was a difficult rookie year for the 24-year-old due to the tricky FW35. However, he consistently matched his more experienced team-mate and scored his first points at the penultimate race of the season, six days after the team announced that he would stay with them for 2014.
He admits that Williams was the only option for him, telling the...
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