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Williams wasn't interested in selling Bottas to Ferrari

Williams insists it was never really interested in selling on Valtteri Bottas to make a profit, despite Ferrari sounding it out about a potential 2016 deal for the Finn. Ferrari approached Williams earlier this year as part of an evaluation process for its 2016 driver line-up, and wanted to know how much it would cost to extract Bottas from an option that the Grove-based team had on him. The negotiations did not go very far and, with Ferrari in the end deciding to retain Kimi Raikkonen, it was inevitable that Williams would keep Bottas on board for another campaign. Speaking after confirming the new deal with Bottas and Felipe Massa for 2016, deputy team principal Claire Williams made it...
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