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Wolff: Bottas deal keeps 2018 options open
– Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the manufacturer's decision to recruit Valtteri Bottas on a one-year deal allows the team to keep its options open for 2018.Mercedes announced on Monday that it had signed Bottas from Williams to partner Lewis Hamilton for 2017, following Nico Rosberg's shock decision to retire as World Champion.Several drivers could potentially be on the market for 2018, with both Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Fernando Alonso entering the final season of three-year deals.Wolff, speaking to the Formulacast podcast, explained the situation, and emphasised that Bottas understood why Mercedes had taken such an approach."We wouldn't have chosen Valtteri if...
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