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Massa in 'advanced' talks with Williams for F1 comeback

 XPB Images Williams has asked Felipe Massa to defer his retirement from Formula One by one year to compensate for Valtteri Bottas’ potential departure to Mercedes, French publication L’Equipe reports on Thursday. The Finn was announced last month as part of Williams’ 2017 driver line-up alongside F1 rookie Lance Stroll. However, Bottas has since emerged as the front runner to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes following the 2016 world champion’s shock exit from the sport. TECHNICAL: Under the skin of the Williams FW38 The Grove-based outfit has remained tight-lipped on the reports so far, but chief technical officer Pat Symonds has already warned of “heavy”...
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