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Williams: Bottas closing in on Mercedes deal

Williams’ deputy principal Claire Williams has confirmed that Valtteri Bottas is on the verge of signing with Mercedes as Nico Rosberg's replacement. Rosberg shocked the Formula 1 world when he announced his retirement after being crowned champion for the first time in his career last year. Since then, Mercedes have been looking for his successor and Bottas has been the frontrunner throughout. 'It is exactly that,' Williams said when asked if “crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s” was all that needed to be done. 'I suppose as soon as Nico made his announcement, I knew the call was going to come from Toto Wolff [Mercedes team boss]. 'You don’t want to stand in the way of a...
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