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Hamilton gave two thumbs up to Bottas move
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Lewis Hamilton fully backed Mercedes' idea of replacing Nico Rosberg with Williams Valtteri Bottas says team boss Toto Wolff. Following arduous negotiations between the two teams, Williams finally agreed to release Bottas who signed on Monday a one-year contract with the Silver Arrows outfit. "Lewis said he thought Valtteri was a nice guy," Wolff said to Finnish commentator Oskari Saari. "One of the guys he actually got along with well in Formula 1 and he felt he was a good option." Bottas one-year contract keeps Mercedes options open Wolff also believed that the tensions which permeated through the team last year as a result of Hamilton and...
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