168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas has explained the reasoning for his public visit to the Williams motorhome in the Imola F1 paddock.

The Sauber driver was spotted le♑aving the Williams hospitality building ahead of qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday, with Autosport reporting that Bottas had a 15-minute meeting with team principal James Vowles.

Williams are currently evaluating who to place alongside168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Alex Albon for F1 2025, with Vowles admitting that the under-pressure168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Logan Sargeant is “at risk” of losing his seat next season.

Bottas is out of contract and also faces an uncertain future. With168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Nico Hulkenberg already confirmed at Sauber for 2025, the team that will become Audi in 2026 are rumoured to be interested in signing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz or one of the Alpine drivers.

Such a decision would leave Bottas without a drive and on the hunt f♛or a se🍷at elsewhere.

The 10-time grand prix winner has been linked with a ret🌺urn to Williams, the team with whom he s😼tarted his F1 career in 2013 and raced for until earning a move to Mercedes in 2017.

When asked how regularly he visits his former team, Bottas re𝓰plied: “Sometimes!”

“[James] is a good frie♚nd of mine. I ran out of coffee in our motorhome so I needed to get some from there.”

Bottas was tight-lipped when pressed for ⭕details on what was discussed during𓆏 the meeting.

“[It was] normal things, about life!” he said. “Of course, when⛦ you’re on the free market, you want to check around what’s out there.

“It’s a pret👍ty normal situation being you’re on the free market.”

Bottas outqualified Sargeant on his way to taking 16th place on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. He also outpaced teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu, who is another driver under threat of being left without a d🎐r𒁏ive for next season.

Vowl🌟es has admitted Williams are evaluating their options for 2025, with Sainz believed to be among the candidates. 

“I’m looking and, at the moment, it’s about three options for 🐲2025/’26, it’s as simple as that,” he said.

“When we’re in a position where I ca☂n talk about it openly, which won’t be long, we will do.

“But, for now, the direction of travel is we know that we need to b💦e performing at the highest level.

“Logan has control in his hands, 🗹ไmaking sure he’s performing at that level. That’s his ability to control.

“I haven’t taken that away from him. But what’s clear is we also need to be t♛alking to others. And we are.”