The Finnish pilot seems will remain in Formula 1 as a reserve at Mercedesin a deal that is about to be finalized. Valtteri Bottas pass five years with Brackley between 2017 and 2021before leaving for Alfa Romeo, even if he will say goodbye to those of Hinwil at the end of this season because Sauber has opted for Nico Hulkenberg And by 2025, with Audi acquiring it to become an official team in the near future.
The veteran had hoped to retain his seat, but he was the last in the field to learn his fate, and it now seems certain he will return to the Silver Arrows, where And George Russell They will be starters next year.
“Nothing is signed, nothing is done, but if we found him in the family, we would all be full of joy,” explained the director of the German group. Toto WolffIn Viaplay before qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. “What we can say is that if you have the opportunity to have a driver like Valtteri [Bottas] back in the Mercedes family, with his talent, with his more recent experience in these modern cars, you can consider yourself lucky.”
When asked about how excited he would be to welcome the Finnsaid: “Many, you know that at the end of the day in negotiations, lawyers always want to collapse contracts. It's a joke, they are very good, and it's a matter of time.”
Valtteri Bottas managed to win ten races as a teammate of Lewis Hamiltonand took second place twice. In the 2024 season, he was unable to score, and admitted earlier in the weekend that he believes he still has plenty to offer in the sport: “The way my career as an active Formula 1 driver ended so far is not the best way one can decide for oneself.”
“I feel like I still have a lot to give to the sport, and I still love it, I love racing against the best drivers in the world, in the best cars on the planet, that's what I “I like it, so now I'm trying to figure out what's next,” he explained. “I'm taking it day by day, there are some interesting things on the table, and then we'll see, life goes on, there's a lot of exciting things to come, it's a complicated sport. I think I I've been a bit unlucky, in terms of keeping the last seat on the grid, and when that doesn't happen, you're left out.
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