F1 | Official: Valtteri Bottas is a new Mercedes driver

The Finn born in 89 will team up with Lewis Hamilton in 2017

di Antonino RendinaJanuary 16, 2017

F1 | Official: Valtteri Bottas is a new Mercedes driver

And in the end Mercedes decided to reveal to the world what had become a real "open secret". Now - after the ritual announcement via live broadcast on the team's official website - we can finally say that the seat vacated by world champion Nico Rosberg will be inherited by Valtteri Bottas. The Finnish driver, in F1 since 2013 always at the wheel of Williams, can count nine podiums in his career and over the years has stood out for being a reliable and consistent driver. A profile deemed suitable to support the thoroughbred Lewis Hamilton, with Bottas presumably wanting to demonstrate that he is worth a "hot" seat.

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