Williams confirms Bottas and Stroll for 2017

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As expected, Williams have confirmed that the team's 2017 line-up will include Valtteri Bottas and young Canadian hopeful Lance Stroll.

Bottas will be going on his fifth season with the Grove-based outfit, but with a new partner following Felipe Massa's retirement from the sport.

Teenager lance Stroll blitzed the competition this year in European Formula 3, winning nearly half of the 30 races, an impressive feat which has earned the young charger a graduation to the big league following his role as a Williams development driver in 2016.

Bottas was at one point rumored to be interested in Renault, but the Finn chose the more reasonable option of remaining with Williams, with apparently improved terms.

Over the course of his 75 starts with the British team, Bottas has scored nine podiums, achieving his best placing in the championship's drivers' standings in 2014 with fourth.

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Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.