Valtteri Bottas rules out Mercedes F1 return for 2025: “Filling a place for one year…”
Valtteri Bottas has addressed speculation that he could be an optionꦺ for Merce꧋des.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas has categorically ruled out returning to Mercedes as a stop-gap for one season as he looks to find “security” with his next F1 team.
Bottas is out of contract at༒ the end of this year, with his next F1 team still to be announced.
The 10-time F1 grand prix winner is one of the major players on the driver market, but more importantly, he’s waiting for168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Carlos Sainz to make a decision.
Bottas is believed to be on Alpine’s and Williams’ shortli🔯st f🅘or next year, while his current team, Sauber remain an outside option.
Sainz has been linked to alꦓl three teams - but remains ahead of him in the pecking order.
U🥃ltimately, Bottas’ future will be 🍎decided once Sainz decides his in the coming weeks or months.
Bottas’ former team, Mercedes, are still unsure on which driver will partner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell as they wait to see what 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen will decide.
, Bottas ruled out a return to Brackley as he prioritises a multi-year F1 deal.“Filling a place for one year, I don't thཧink that is what I want or need at the moment,🌟” he said. “For next year, I want something multi-year with a clear plan for the years ahead and work together for that time.
“I think that's what I need, a good challenge and a clear plan. If ♏I just do one year, then you're back to square one again and looking a🤡t what's next. I'm good friends with Toto so, of course, we've talked about everything.”
Bottas has sp💃ent the last three years with Sauber, leading them to their best F1 constructors’ champions♈hip finish in a decade during his first season.
Since then, Sauber have fallen back in the development race, often st🌜ruggling to score points.
Currently, Bot▨tas sits bottom of the drivers’ championship hav✤ing failed to score a single point in 12 races.
Looking to the future,ౠ Bottas is keen𝕴 to get something “sorted soon”.
“It wo꧋uld be nice to have securi💫ty,” he added. “But I always knew when I signed everything that, in three years, it will be the same thing again.
“It's kind of exciting as well, in the end, if there is a change. I'm fineꦛ with the situation - it's been interesting - but I want to get it sorte🌳d soon. Then I'll be even happier again.”
With a sharp eye for F1’s controversies and storylines, Connor is the h꧋e෴artbeat of our unbiased reporting.
