Nerves for Valtteri Bottas as new Audi boss names two potential replacements

Mattia Binottoꦉ confirms in🔥terest in two drivers but remains undecided

Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

Mattia Binotto has named two potential replacements for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas at Sauber.

There are just two vacant seats before the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 F1 driver line-up is complete - one at Sauber, and one at RB.

Bottas and teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu know they are competing over one🐭 drive, alongside newcomer Ni🥀co Hulkenberg.

Binotto 😼- the former Ferrari team principal who has taken on a senior job at Audi, who will run as Sauber until 2026 - admits the team are looking at possible new drivers.

F2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto and Sauber reserve Theo 🌸Pourchaire (the 2023 F2 champioᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn) are the names in question.

"Theo is our present reserve driver and is already part ofℱ the family,” Binotto said.

“No doubt that he is on our list.

"Gabriel is doing very well in F2, he has ♑shown to be a great talent.

“Certainly we are looking to what he is doing as 🎃we are looki🐼ng to many others. I don't see that as the only name in which we are focusing our attention.

"So there are many names on the list - great potential,🌟 great expertise, great ex🎐perience.

“Again, it's a matter of you need to judge what's most important for us in 𝓰the short, medium and l🎐ong-term.

"A clear, clear plan, whic🦩h today I do not have really an answer f❀or."

Binotto was ꧋🍸spotted deep in discussion with Bortoletto in the Monza paddock.

His words are a nervy admission for🤪 the future plans of Bottas and Zhou.

Veteran driver Bottas has already set out an important stipulation if Sauber opt to offer him a renౠewed deal.

“I'm only interested in multi-year contract⭕🦩,” he said.

“Because for me, doing just one year, Iﷺ know that still next year probabꦆly won't be easy for my career.”

Zhou, meanwhile, exclusively toꦡld mahbx.cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚom: “Fighting for a seat with Valtteri, either one of us have it, I’m more than happy if I lose the seat against him.

“Of course there are some drivers you maybe doubt why they are havin🅷g the seat for next year.

“But if it’s just one seat up to me and him, I want to fight for it but if he has it, I won’t feel♉ very frustrated.”

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