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Bottas succeeds Rosberg at Mercedes
Jan 17, 2017
Valtteri Bottas has succeeded retired F1 world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.
Bottas signed a one-year deal, with the option for more, to partner Lewis Hamilton, while Felipe Massa will come out of retirement to replace the Finn at Williams.
Meanwhile, Rosberg moves into an ambassadorial role, and Mercedes' young driver Pascal Wehrlein, passed over in favour of Bottas, has joined the Sauber team.
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