Valtteri Bottas says he isn't concerned 🗹by 2017 contract talks going cold after taking a more han𝔍ds-on role 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 Willia🌃ms.

Bottas has also been linked as a potential replacement for Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari, having lost out to his countryman for the Ferrari drive last year, but sa🎃ys despite contract talks stallingꦚ he is confident of a positive resolution.

"I feel comfortable, time will show what's going to happen, but like I said everything is still a bit frozen," Bottas said. "There has 🎃been no decision made by Williams I would 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. Stillಞ 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 from 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 Daniel Ricciardo and ꧙Sergio Perez, and has scored points in eight of the opening nine races.