It was hard to miss Valtteri Bottas either out of the car, sporting his eighties-vintage Keke Rosberg mullet and moustache, or inside the day-glo green Sauber. Unfortunately his performances invariably failed to catch the eye, which was more due to the quality of his hardware than his driving. You’d be forgiven for failing to notice
Finland may have just 5.6 million inhabitants – just 0.07% of the world’s population – yet it has immensely contributed to Formula 1’s history. The Nordic country admittedly has never hosted grand prix racing, and neither has it had any teams in the world championship. Still, among its nine drivers competing in F1, there were
Finland may have just 5.6 million inhabitants – just 0.07% of the world’s population – yet it has immensely contributed to Formula 1’s history. The Nordic country admittedly has never hosted grand prix racing, and neither has it had any teams in the world championship. Still, among its nine drivers competing in F1, there were
At the beginning of last year we asked RaceFans readers which of the 20 drivers on the grid would beat their team mates over the course of the season. You correctly named seven of the 10 winners. But three drivers fell short of your expectations. Two of them are without an F1 drive for 2025
In 2022, Valtteri Bottas arrived at the Alfa Romeo-branded Sauber team looking to forge a new career path in Formula 1 after being dropped by front-runners Mercedes. Meanwhile Zhou Guanyu arrived in Formula 1 seeking to establish himself as a grand prix driver. But three years on both find themselves without race drives for next
The fashion world has successfully breached the Formula 1 world at full send this season, and nowhere is that more evident than at the paddock entrance during race weekend. While Lewis Hamilton has long commanded the attention of the fashion elite, more drivers than ever are taking sartorial risks and stepping through the turnstiles in daring
Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines. Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied
Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines. Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied
Valtteri Bottas will be a Mercedes driver again in 2025 as their ‘third driver’. The driver who won 10 grands prix for Mercedes between 2017 and 2021 was left without a drive for next year when he was dropped by Sauber. Bottas said he “couldn’t be more pleased” with his next career move, despite facing
Valtteri Bottas has been signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber. The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins with the Silver Arrows in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when he was partnered with Lewis Hamilton.
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