Bottas before returning: Mercedes as a new chance for the F1 star?

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Valtteri Bottas is looking for a new cockpit in Formula 1, while talks about a return to Mercedes take place.

Valtteri Bottas sucht nach einem neuen Cockpit in der Formel 1, während Gespräche über eine Rückkehr zu Mercedes stattfinden.
Valtteri Bottas is looking for a new cockpit in Formula 1, while talks about a return to Mercedes take place.

Bottas before returning: Mercedes as a new chance for the F1 star?

Valtteri Bottas, the former Formula 1 driver, is faced with a decisive change of career because he has to vacate his place with clean. Instead of the Finn, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will be driving for the team in the coming season. However, Bottas itself is not ready to completely say goodbye to Formula 1. There is currently a return to Mercedes in the discussion, which according to Berlin Live is the most realistic option for him.

In conversations with Mercedes, Bottas could take on the role of the replacement driver behind Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. He was positive about the possibility of becoming part of the Mercedes team again, and emphasized that many positive aspects were connected to such a step. In another development, Bottas was also brought into play as a potential replacement for Sergio Perez at Red Bull for the 2025 season. This was proposed by F1 expert Jennie Gow, who believes that Bottas could be a sensible short-term solution for Red Bull to drive alongside Max Verstappen. In view of the current uncertainties at Perez, this could be a strategic move, such as Quellen: