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'I called Toto the day Rosberg retired!' reveals Bottas
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Despite a binding contract with Williams, Valtteri Bottas lost no time in courting Mercedes for the plum drive given up by Nico Rosberg. In a speech to Mercedes' workforce in Brackley last December following the reigning world champion's retirement, Toto Wolff said that with the exception of Kimi Raikkonen and Daniil Kvyatthat, almost every driver on the F1 grid had contacted him about the drive! Valtteri Bottas was one of them. "I called, it was the same day when Nico stepped down," the Finn told Auto, Motor und Sport. "As a racing driver, you always want to sit in the very best car. I've made it clear to Mercedes that I want to win races and become world...
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