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Mercedes make Bottas approach

Mercedes have made an approach for Williams driver Valtteri Bottas to replace Nico Rosberg, according to Sky Sports sources. Bottas was instantly installed as joint favourite alongside Pascal Wehrlein to be Lewis Hamilton's 2017 team-mate  in the wake of Rosberg's shock decision to quit the sport but was cut to the outright favourite on Sunday.  Williams are thought to have rebuffed Mercedes' initial approach with a spokesperson telling Sky Sports their line-up for 2017 remains unchanged. The team announced in October that rookie teenager Lance Stroll would replace the retiring Felipe Massa alongside Bottas next season. But Mercedes have considerable potential leverage over...
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