Claire Williams has revealed she promised Valtteri Bottas the team would not stand in his way again after it prevented him from switching to Ferrari in 2015.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/wi...1-team-874580/
Old news? I didn't know this ..
Claire Williams has revealed she promised Valtteri Bottas the team would not stand in his way again after it prevented him from switching to Ferrari in 2015.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/wi...1-team-874580/
Old news? I didn't know this ..
not old news.......first time I read it earlier today thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Hills
Although Wolff had to beg for Bottas:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04t4cbn
Interesting :Hmm
I sent Claire a Valentines Day Card this year by the way.............:lol
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That Ferrari was interested in him is old news... but this is the first time it's confirmedQuote:
Originally Posted by Hills
Well, Claire forgot to say that they also wanted a lot money to leave free Bottas :lol
Thought this was common knowledge.
Glad it it didn't happen. He wouldn't have performed any better than Kimi and he's a bit boring too.
It was common knowledge. But this is the first time one of the parties involved actually confirms the would-be dealQuote:
Originally Posted by Ste
I totally agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ste
I knew about this "Old news back in 2012!" :rotfl I for one had no idea she was able to shake Merc down for$$ and pobably a great engine deal. I also have to believe this was not old news to Felipe Massa at the time! Retire, return, tireing to say the least! Where on earth was I ? Everyone else knew the old news!:rotfl Beside being a champion driver , I'm glad all over that Kimi was not let go, if not for any other reason than his dynamic personality!Quote:
Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6
I wouldn't talk Bottas down right now, he might be the most wanted after the season. If he happens to match, or even better beat Hamilton, I'd see him as a best candidate to replace our "holy drinker" when the time comes.
If that happens, Merc will obviously extend his contract. If it doesn't, no top team will want him. So, no matter what happens he will never drive for usQuote:
Originally Posted by Winter
History says otherwise.