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Williams retain Bottas and Massa for 2015 - A stable driver lineup should help the team keep their momentum

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Williams retain Bottas and Massa for 2015
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Riding high after a good qualifying performance at Monza, the Williams team announced their driver line-up for the 2015 season, and it’s very similar to this year’s. The team are set to retain the services of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas for another year, after the pair have helped them enjoy their most successful season in years.

Bottas says of the contract extension: “I’ve been a member of the Williams team for five years now and we have developed together throughout that time which is a great feeling. The team has also made some very impressive gains this season and I’m confident that I’m at a team that is moving in the right direction and can continue to be competitive.”

Massa echoes those thoughts and adds: “I’m really enjoying my time at Williams and I feel settled here. Williams is such an iconic name in motor racing and I have a lot of pride when racing for this team… It’s important that we continue to push in the second half of the season and that we start 2015 with some really good momentum that we can build on.”