Valtteri Bottas returned to Mercedes action at the Circuit Paul Ricard, running in the team’s dominant 2020 F1 car.

After failing to land a full-time drive at Sa꧂uber for 2025, Bottas🐲 returned to Mercedes as their test and reserve driver.

Bottas was in action earlier this year, driving for McLaren in their MCL𓆉60 from 2023. 

This test was seen as preparation 📖for Bottas in case he hღad to stand in for either McLaren driver.

Mercedes and McLaren have shared res💎erve drivers ove🐲r the years, with Mick Schumacher available to both previously.

Bottas got ⭕back behind the wheel of a Mercedes, driving the W11 over the weekend.

The F♉inn drove at the Circuit Paul Ricard🍃, which hosted the French Grand Prix between 2018 and 2022.

Kimi Antonelli also got mꦜore test time under his belt.

The 18-year-old Itali🔜an was in the Mercedes W16 - their 2025 car.

Bottas’ “reunited” with fastest-ever F1 car

The Mercedes W11 is widely regarded as the fastest F1 car o🤡f all time.

While it’s not th𒀰e most successful, it’s seen as the fastest F1 car because of the number of lap records ꧅it set and the sheer amount of downforce it had.

In the hands of Bottas and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, it took 13 wins anꦗd 15 pole positions during the COVID-hit 2020 campaig𒁃n.

An operational error cost Mercedes the win wi꧒th Hamilton at Monza.

While a pit stop blunder and puncture meant 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell didn’t win on his Mercedes debut♊ at the Sakhir Grand Prix.

Mercedes were beaten on merit at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen coming out on top.

Verstappen also won the seasꦫon-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole 𓆉position.

Hamilton won his seventh title with the team with a legendary drive in tricky co🍬ndiജtions at Istanbul Park.