Valtteri Bottas ‘99% sure’ of F1 future amid intense Williams speculation
Valtteri Bottas is incredibly con🌞fident he will remain on the F1 grid in 2025.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas is “99%” confident of being on the F1 g𝓰rid in 2025 am𒁏id speculation that he's set to return to Williams.
Bottas is one of several drivers out of contract at the end of t🅺he yꦜear.
The Finn is out of favour among Audi’s management, with CEO Andreas Seidl looking at 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz or the Alpine duo as potential options to put alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg.
Bottas appears to be a major player in the drivܫer market though, with strong links to W♔illiams.
He’s also been rumo♈ured to be on Haas and Alpinไe’s shortlist for 2025.
Speaking to select media including168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: mahbx.com in Monaco on Thursday, Bౠottas provided an update on his future.
“I have not signed to anywhere at the moment,” Bottas said. “No, I said it’s only 100% w🐈hen the pen hits the paper.
“So in ღthis sport, that’s how it works. It’s never 100%, but yeah, I’ll still go for 99%.”
When pressed on a timeframe, he added: “I would like to be sorted soon, which is kind of the same thing for the teams I guess, ജbecause things are really moving, so hopefully within the next weeks.”
Bottas w🍌as pictured in the Williams garage during the last race at Imola, leading to intense speculation over a possible 💮return.
The 34-year-old🅺 worked alongside Williams boss James Vowles at Mercedes൩.
Vowles was Mercedes’ chief strategist dur♉ing Bottas’ time at the team.
Vowles was responsible for giving Bottas team orders on a number of occasions, resulting in the infamous “Valtteri, it’s James” soundbite.
Bottas insisted that he has a great relationship 🦄with Vowles, playing down the aforementioned team orders.
“No, never. It’s always been good. I think obviously there was some stuff, people 🦄got excited about the James Valtteri radio comments and stuff, but that’s just, it’s been amplified ♌by the social media. So yeah, my relationship has always been very good, very straightforward and honest with him,” he explained.
Assessing Williams, he concluded: “I think they’re in the right direction.🌱 He certainly knows what a team needs to be on the top. So yeah, when I saw that he became Williams team principal, I always knew that’s good news for the team because I know the guy, what he can do. And yeah, so 🐎far I think he’s been doing a good job.”
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