“I’m not done yet” - Valtteri Bottas vows to make F1 return after disappointing exit

Valtteri Bottas isn𝓀't done with F1 despite exiting from the sport after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas says he’s “not done yet” with F1 after a disappointing exit from Sauber at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Bottas was forced to retire from the race at the Yas Marina Circuit following contact with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen.

T♉he Finn had qualified in the top 10, but his race fell apart on the opening l💧ap.

He picked up a 10-second time penalty for colliding with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez at Turn 6 and then crashed into the side of Magn🔥ussen’s Haas.

Abu Dhabi brings an end to a po༺or final season for Bottas, who didn’t score a point in any of the 24 races.

Bottas will sit on the sidelines next year after Sauber opted to replace him 𝕴with F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto.

Reflec🧸ting on the race at Yas Marina, Bottas said: “Definitely not the ideal finish b🎶ut these things happen, it’s racing.

“Not the first time, everything just went wrong since Lap 1. The incident, then I gotౠ a penalty for it, then I was at the back out of position and later on, got together with Kevin [Magnussen]. It was my bad, I was defending with old tyres and I tried to brake as late as I could but I just couldn’t stop the car.”

He added: “This is not the way I want to finish, which is why I’m not♈ done yet.”

What’s next for Bottas?

According to repor🔴ts, Bottas is set to return to Mercedes as their third driver next year.

He will support 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell andඣ Kimi Antonelli, and step in fo♏r either of them as a race driver if necessary.

The bad news for Bottas is that if he races again in F1, he will have to serve a five-place grid penalty after the steward꧟s penalised him for colliding ♌with Magnussen.

Botꦐtas still remains lightning fast, as demonstrated by his Q3 appearance in Abu Dhabi.

He also out-qualified 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu 21-3 across the 2024 campaign.

Bottas wants to return to❀ F1 -and perhaps the Cadillac-GM en൩try will give him that chance.

But if it’s the end for Bottas, he’s had a great career, winning 10 races and over 60 p⭕odium finishes.

Read More