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Toto Wolff: Williams 'made me beg' for Bottas
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff opens up about the lengths he went to in order to sign Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas has succeeded retired world champion Nico Rosberg as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate at Mercedes. However Wolff reveals how he found Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams to be "tough in negotiations".
Jokingly Wollf said she made him "beg" and "cry" in order to secure Bottas' signature.
This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Thursday 16 February 2017.
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