Valtteri Bottas: Frustration and disappointment after the last appearance in Qatar!

Valtteri Bottas: Frustration and disappointment after the last appearance in Qatar!

Valtteri Bottas, the Finnish Formula 1 driver, says goodbye after a year characterized by frustrations. His last appearance for the clean team at the Qatar GP became the low point of his season. Despite his record performance-five team world championship titles and four podium-2024 was anything but successful for the 35-year-old Bottas, as Berlin Live . While the team was primarily concerned with the renovation in the final phase of the Audi takeover, Bottas fought afterwards: always one level behind the points and only in the shadow of teammate Guanyu Zhou, who recently scored Sauber's first points of the season.

a frustrating chapter

Bottas started promising in the Qatar-GP, but an accident with Liam Lawson significantly clouded his chances of further points. After the race, he was angry online about the numerous obstacles that stood in his way and described the season as a "full shit year". Despite these difficulties, Bottas also found positive words for his team and added: "I am really happy for Zhou that we got at least a few points." Nevertheless, the question remains how it goes on for the popular driver. Bottas has so far not been able to sign new contracts for the coming season, while speculation about switching to the IndyCar series will be loud, so Formula 1 Points .

For the upcoming last stage in Abu Dhabi, Bottas will once again be seen on the big stage of the Formula 1 circus. When asked how he sees his future, he only showed through: "I am looking forward to what comes next." The fans are eagerly awaiting whether this farewell marks the calm before an exciting fresh start.