Following from last week there has been wide speculation that Williams F1 driver Valtteri Bottas will replace the retired Nico Rosberg at Mercedes Benz in a convoluted arrangement.
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As part of the deal, the retiring Felipe Massa has indicated he is prepared to come back to Williams as lead driver, with Canadian rookie Lance Stroll in the second car.
Stroll’s billionaire father has reputedly spent $80 million to get his 18-year-old son into Formula One, but he has very limited testing experience in the Williams car and if Bottas goes to Mercedes Benz, Williams would be desperate for an experienced driver.
Next part of the equation has current Williams technical chief Pat Symmonds departing the team next week, to be replaced by Mercedes Benz Technical chief Paddy Lowe. With me so far?
No doubt if all this comes to fruition, Mercedes Benz will be very generous to Williams regarding the cost of the engines they supply to Williams.
