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Williams revival surprised team champion Villeneuve

The meteoric return to form of his old title-winning team Williams last year surprised 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. In 2013, amid the Grove team's slump, the French Canadian told the Portuguese language magazine Revista Warmup that 'When a team is reduced to hiring pay-drivers, it's over'. At the time, he was referring to Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas. Maldonado has since switched to Lotus, but although Finn Bottas is backed by some sponsors and managed by team co-owner Toto Wolff, he emerged in 2014 as a true rising star of F1. Indeed, Mercedes team boss Wolff has now named Bottas as next in line behind Fernando Alonso should a vacancy arise at the dominant works team....
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