Valtteri Bottas is open to a move to Red Bull should they need another second driver to put alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

Bottas is Mercedes’ test and re꧋serve driver after he could not land a full-time seat on t💝he 2025 F1 grid.

The Fi♎nn had hoped 𒊎to remain part of the Audi project, but Sauber opted to sign Gabriel Bortoleto instead.

Bottas remains hopeꦇful that he can get back on the grid in 2026.

With Red Bull strug♔gling to find a competitive teammate for Verstappen, B🔜ottas has put himself in the mix.

Bottas spent five years alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, remaining unbeate♛n in the constructors’ championship.

The 35-year-old would be interested in jꦺoi✱ning Red Bull but hinted that one high profile figure at the team “is not a big fan of mine”.

“It just [got] put down quite quickly because I think ꧃there’s certain persons, or a person, within the Red Bull organisation that for some reason is not a big fan of mine,” Bottas said on the Beyond The Grid podcast.

“I don’t know🌌 if they look out🔯side their academy. They have so many drivers, they’ve got their junior team as well.

“It’s a tough one because it seems like it’s not an easy car to drive. Ob🔯viously Max is doing the job. He’s really pushing almost b🧸eyond the limits of the car. And whoever has been alongside him hasn’t looked great. But I don’t know. I just wonder if that car, to be driven fast, needs a driver with experience.

“That’s my speculation, but I think they know that I’m keen to race. They know that I would be available for next yea🌃r. B🐬ut I don’t know their mindset on that.”

Bottas addresses possible Alpine move

Alpine is another team that could need a second driver.

Alpine s𒆙tarted the year with Jack Doohan alongside Pierre Gasly.

Dooh🔯an was replaced after Miami, ♑opening the door for Franco Colapinto.

However, Cඣolapinto has struggled during his first few races back.

When asked if Bottas could join Alp🌄ine, he replied: “They do have a Mercedes power unit for the future, which I think is a good call.

“They’re on the second driver this year, and I think the next races will show how that goes ꦓagain.

“Experience can always help but there’s lots of ꦕpolitics in this sport. I don’t have tens of millions to pay for a seatও for example.

“It depen🌊ds on the team, but I do have some personal partners that could potent🐻ially join me but not to the extent to some others.

“Let’s wait and see if you race to see how things go. You ne🦩ver know if something opens🌟 up.”