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Nasr to replace Bottas at Williams

The ‘silly season' looks set to burst into life. Italy's Corriere dello Sport on Friday reports that Williams has agreed a EUR 12 million buyout by Ferrari of Valtteri Bottas' 2016 contract ‘option'. And the Rome-based daily said the man slotting into Bottas' Williams seat next year will be the British team's former reserve driver, Felipe Nasr. Corriere dello Sport predicted Bottas' move, tipped to be announced officially in early August once the 2016 option on Kimi Raikkonen‘s Ferrari deal runs out, will trigger a 'domino effect' on the driver market involving 'at least four teams'. Brazilian Nasr, who stepped up from the Williams reserve seat to make his grand prix...
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