Valtteri Bottas has acknowledged he is in the running to step up to the formula one race grid with Williams in 2012. The new GP3 champion, already the famous British team's test driver, impressed during the young drivers' session in Abu Dhabi recently. It is also believed the 22-year-old Finn is promising an ample amount of sponsorship and, alongside contenders including Rubens Barrichello and Adrian Sutil, is in the running for a race seat in 2012. Referring to his laps in Abu Dhabi, Bottas told […]

Adrian Sutil is on pole position to replace Rubens Barrichello at Williams for 2012. Multiple sources are now reporting that the door at the famous British team has been closed to Kimi Raikkonen, with Marca sports newspaper saying the Finn was asking for a whopping EUR 12 million for a single season. "Contact (with Raikkonen) was called off last week," said Auto Motor und Sport, revealing that Sutil and Valtteri Bottas are now the frontrunners, while the 2007 world champion opens new talks with Renault. […]

The 2011 season is approaching its end, but now the 2012 silly season is on full throttle, with much attention being paid to Williams' future driver lineup. For weeks it has been speculated that 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, could be the team’s preferred option as the teammate of Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado. Speculation was further fuelled when both parties, Williams officials as well as the Finnish driver, admitted talks have been held on the matter. On Friday last week, Williams shareholder Toto Wolff told […]