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Wehrlein to Sauber deal is signed
Numerous sources are reporting that Sauber are set to confirm Pascal Wehrlein as driver for the team in 2017, to team up with Marcus Ericsson. This all but confirms that Mercedes have struck a deal with Valtteri Bottas to replace their retired World Champion Nico Rosberg, while closing the door on the Swiss team's Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr who appears to have run out of funding for a race seat. Wehrlein emerged as a front runner for a drive with Mercedes immediately after Rosberg's shock decision, but the team's management felt he was not experienced enough to be thrust in the hot-seat alongside Lewis Hamilton in the sport's dominant team. They also wanted to avoid the rookie going...
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