Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes and More

Most Formula One drivers would be delighted to be linked to Ferrari, the most successful team in the sport's history, but Valtteri Bottas found such rumours a nuisance in the 2015 season. As doubts over Kimi Raikkonen's future lingered, the Williams driver emerged as the favourite to replace his fellow Finn for 2016, and it was reported at one stage that the deal was all but done.  Raikkonen, however, was eventually retained by Ferrari, leaving Bottas with no option but to continue with Williams for a fourth season. The 26-year-old has revealed just how stressful that period was, but has explained how that experience taught him a valuable lesson ahead of the 2016 edition of "silly season." With Toto Wolff—the Mercedes team boss&m...

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