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Valtteri Bottas close to Mercedes switch, says Williams deputy principal
Williams deputy principal Claire Williams says Valtteri Bottas is close to leaving the team to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. Rosberg retired after becoming world champion last year to leave Mercedes without a team-mate for Lewis Hamilton. "It is exactly that," said Williams when asked if it was a question of "crossing the t's and dotting the i's" on the 27-year-old Bottas' move. Williams could bring Felipe Massa out of retirement to replace the Finn. 2017 season: F1 looks back for its future with faster, wider cars View the 2017 F1 race calendar here "I suppose as soon as Nico made his announcement, I knew the call was going to come from Toto Wolff [Mercedes...
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