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====2014β2017 seasons==== [[File:Valtteri Bottas 070615.jpg|thumbnail|left|Valtteri Bottas at the [[2015 Canadian Grand Prix]]]] [[File:Lance Stroll 2017 Malaysia FP1.jpg|thumb|[[Lance Stroll]] at the [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix]]|left]] In May 2013, Williams signed a long-term contract with Mercedes to supply engines for the team, the German manufacturer providing 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines from the start of the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14622.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607180129/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14622.html |archive-date=7 June 2013|title=Williams move to Mercedes power for 2014|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|date=30 May 2013|access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> Bottas was retained as driver for {{F1|2014}}, and [[Felipe Massa]] was signed from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] to replace Maldonado. The team also unveiled a new, multi-year title sponsorship deal with drinks brand [[Martini & Rossi|Martini]]. The team won its first pole position since 2012, courtesy of Massa at the {{F1 GP|2014|Austrian}}; it was the only time that [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] would be beaten to pole position over the course of the 2014 season. With Bottas qualifying alongside Massa, it was also the first time the team had locked out the front row since the [[2003 German Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Weaver|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/21/felipe-massa-pole-austrian-gp-f1|title=Felipe Massa on pole at F1's Austrian GP as Lewis Hamilton spins|date=21 June 2014|access-date=13 December 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The team enjoyed an upturn in performance, including a double podium in [[2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]], resulting in them taking third place in the Constructors' Championship. They repeated this feat in the {{F1|2015}} season, despite a low-key season owing to the resurgence of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].[[File:Valtteri Bottas 2016 Malaysia FP2.jpg|thumb|right |Valtteri Bottas at the [[2016 Malaysian Grand Prix]]]] The team went into the {{F1|2016}} season with Bottas and Massa retained. Former [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] member [[Lance Stroll]] joined the team as a development driver; [[Alex Lynn]] became a reserve driver with [[Paul di Resta]] who was announced on 13 March,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35795864 |title=Paul di Resta set to be named Williams reserve driver for 2016 season |work=BBC Sport |date=13 March 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> following [[Susie Wolff]]'s retirement from motorsport.<ref name="Stroll">{{cite news|last=Benson |first=Andrew |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34793753 |title=Lance Stroll to test for Williams in 2016 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> In September 2016, Massa announced his intentions to retire from Formula One, with Stroll later announced as his replacement for {{F1|2017}}.<ref name="Drivers 2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/news/williamsconfirmsdriverlineupfor2017season |title=Williams confirms driver line-up for the 2017 season |publisher=Williams Grand Prix Engineering |date=3 November 2016 |access-date=3 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103161549/http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/news/williamsconfirmsdriverlineupfor2017season |archive-date=3 November 2016 }}</ref> Following [[Nico Rosberg]]'s decision to retire, the team released Bottas from his contract to allow him to take his place at [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], with Massa returning to the team on a one-year deal.<ref name="Massa">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/1/bottas-to-mercedes--massa-to-re-join-williams.html |title=Bottas to Mercedes, Massa to re-join Williams |work=Formula1.com |publisher=Formula One World Championship Ltd |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> Massa was forced to withdraw from the [[2017 Hungarian Grand Prix]] due to illness; the team then announced that [[Paul di Resta]] would be racing alongside Stroll instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40763096|title=Paul di Resta to replace unwell Felipe Massa in Hungary|date=29 July 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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