Valtteri Bottas insists🧜 g🐭rand prix wins are too ambitious in Audi’s first F1 season.

But he believes the new proj♒ect can expect to score points regularly in their maiden year.

Nico Hulkenberg is Sauber's only confirmed driver next year before the team fully evolves into Audi, the major German manufacturer who intend to make a splash, in 2🔯026.

Bottas hopes to stay alongside Hulkenberg.

Audi’s e♓ntry is timed alongside the new Formula 1 engine regulations.

“I expect, realist✤ically, next year to still be difficult,” Bottas told Sky Sports🍰.

“There won’t be miracles. You can’t put cr❀azy effort int𒆙o 2025 because of the big changes for 2026.

“From what I’⛄ve seen, Audi can be competitive in 2♑026. But it’s not going to be easy.

“It’s tough to jump into a new sport♈ against the manufacturers that have bee𒀰n here for such a long time.

“2026 🍌can be good, but trying to win immediately is a long ღshot. That’s the hard reality.

“To be scor🍸ing regularly is absolutely realistic for a new team, from what I’ve seen.

“This is just guessing and speculation.”

Bottas explained why he has confidence: “The rules re-set, the༒ investment thatꦆ Audi has put into the project, and the people.”

But for now, Sauber are at the back of the field.

They are the only F1♓ team in 2024 without a single point. Bottas and teammate 🌞Zhou Guanyu continue to struggle.

Bottas said about their hopes for the 🌜rest of this year: “I am not expecting miracles. We have upgrades lined up for October.

“I don’t ൲expect anything crazy but improvements can be made.

“Scoring this year will be difficult.”

For a driver of Bottas’ experience and stature, a point-less season would not look good onꦛ the CVℱ.

“That would be, obviously, bad,” he said.

“I don’t know the history but it hasn’t happene𓃲d 🐻that many times, for that many teams.

“If I look at how many points I’ve scored in my✤ career, it would be difficult.

“Unfortunately the opportunities, with✅ each weekend, ar꧅e getting less and less.”