One of world’s worst kept secrets is now official. Finn Valtteri Bottas moves to Mercedes after a decent stint with Williams opening the room for Felipe Massa to return back to the Grove team after retirement u-turn.
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All this comes because the reigning World Champion Nico Rosberg decided to retire just a week after clinching his maiden World Championship. Mercedes said that it will take time before they decide who’s going to partner Lewis Hamilton and hence took a good two months to decide.
The biggest surprise has to be Felipe Massa’s return to the F1 grid after getting an emotional farewell in Brazil 2016.
Read how the Twitter reacted to the first major news of 2017:
Hmmm... actually, we're not sure... Might take us a while to get to the bo77om of this #F1 mystery...
What do you reckon? One more piece to Finnish the 2017 #F1 puzzle?
Happy to hear that @ValtteriBottas will drive for @MercedesAMGF1 in 2017 ,But also doubting about the young driver program
Congratulations @ValtteriBottas on the new contract! Looking forward on working with you in 2017 as well #VB77 #ValtteriBottas #Kemppi
On his strange and shock comeback, Felipe Massa said, “I am very happy to have an opportunity to return to Williams,”
“I always intended to race somewhere in 2017, but Williams is a team close to my heart and I have respect for everything it is trying to achieve.
“Valtteri has a great opportunity, given the turn of events over the winter, and I wish him all the best at Mercedes.
“In turn, when I was offered the chance to help Williams with their 2017 campaign, it felt like the right thing to do.
“I certainly have not lost any of my enthusiasm for racing and I’m extremely motivated to be coming back to drive the FW40.”
Paddy Lowe joins Williams from Mercedes which will definitely be a big boost for the Grove based team.
So happy for @ValtteriBottas to get an opportunity in a championship potential car + welcome back @MassaFelipe19 you were just teasing us!
so after all the goodbyes and farewell Felipe Massa got in Brazil he's coming back to F1
https://twitter.com/inaleakyboat/status/821016517139660802
https://twitter.com/Z3R0N0S/status/821016273186410496
Look away now Felipe Massa... Mansell, Schumacher, Jones, this is when #F1 comebacks don't work out. Crash.net/f1/feature/235…
🔥 and ❄️ next year with @ValtteriBottas
No more secrets! I'll be driving a Silver Arrow in 2017. So happy and proud to be part of the @MercedesAMGF1 family! #F1 #VB77 #mbfamily
Thank you @ValtteriBottas, loved your time at @williamsf1 - you'll be missed. Now go and take that 2017 title! #BO77AS
https://twitter.com/Clarkey_44/status/821035094320283648
EXCLUSIVE: First interview with Valtteri Bottas - our new driver! youtube.com/watch?v=iXRBBh…
https://twitter.com/DareHeGoes/status/821036030245605376
TIL that Massa means pasta in Portuguese. Also Obrigado means "You haven't seen the last of me, bitchez" #felipemassa
Felipe Massa reacts to news that he'll have to give back his leaving gifts. 😉
The last piece of news came in the form of Pascal Wehrlein joining Sauber partnering Marcus Ericsson.
OFFICIAL #F1 Report: Sauber F1 - Pascal Wehrlein joins Sauber for 2017 season: The Sauber F1 Team is… dlvr.it/N77dgb © F1reports
Very happy to announce that I will drive for @SauberF1Team 2017! ☺️ Thank you @SauberF1Team thank you @MercedesAMGF1!
We are pleased to announce that Pascal Wehrlein will complete our driver line-up for the #2017 #F1 season!bit.ly/2itmQlQ @PWehrlein
I usually do the edges first... ;-)
He's not a rookie anymore. Mercedes driver Pascal Wehrlein will drive for Sauber in 2017. Full story bbc.in/2jWBli6
