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Williams expected Mercedes call for Bottas once Rosberg retired
Claire Williams admitted that she expected a call from the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team to enquire about the availability of Valtteri Bottas the moment that Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from Formula 1, and believes the Finn is on the verge of making the switch to the German team. Bottas has been a part of the Williams F1 Team since 2010 when he was a test driver, and has competed for the Grove-based team since 2013, securing nine podium finishes in that time, but Williams, the Deputy Team Principal, feels it would have been wrong to deny the twenty-seven-year-old the opportunity to join Mercedes. Williams admitted that the team did stand in the way of a potential move to...
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