©WRI2 In accepting Valtteri Bottas' move to Mercedes, Williams admits it honored a pledge made to the Finn in 2015 when it blocked his transfer to Ferrari. While other considerations were obviously  taken into account, notably financial, when Williams negotiated its driver's release to its rival earlier this year, the promise was a preponderant argument in Bottas'  favour, according to Claire Williams. "Valtteri has been an important part of Williams, he's got that fiery passion that you want in a driver because all he wants to do is be in the best car and win," deputy team principal Williams told Autosport. "When you have a driver that you know that's all they want, why...
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