Valtteri Bottas says he isn't concerned by 2017 contract talks going cold after t༒aking a more hands-on rღole with his future in F1.

The Finn has opted to take a more active role in his contract negotiations for next year alongside his management and advisors of🌺 Toto Wolff, Mika Hakkinen and Didier Coton with Williams.

Bottas has aꦍlso been linked as a potential replacement for Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari, having lost out to his countryman for the Ferrari drive last year, but says despite contract talks stalling he is confident of a positive resolution🔥.

"I feel comfortable, time will show what's going to happen, but like I said everything is s🙈till a bit frozen," Bottas said. "There has been no decision made by Williams I woꦕuld guess. But we will need to wait and see.

"There's no key date. Like I said everything's a little bit frozen and there's not much movement one way or another. Still have to wait a few races and see what's going to 🌼happen.

"I would say I'm just very interested of my own future, still I have Toto, Mika, Didi behind me, I have all the support from them and all the help f⛦rom them. I just want to be more involved and I think it's quite handy if I speak with Claire or anyone, it's quite simple."

Bottas currently sits seventh in the F1 world championship table with the highlight of a rostrum result at Canada. The Finn is only one of three drivers on the F1 grid to secure a classified finish in every race this season, along with Da🃏niel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez, and has scored points in eight of the opening nine races.