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4 days ago

Bottas returns to Mercedes as F1 reserve driver for 2025 season

BRACKLEY, England — Valtteri Bottas will return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year, the Formula 1 team said Thursday. He did not score a point this season with Sauber and the team replaced him and Zhou Guanyu with a new lineup of the experienced Nico Hulkenberg and Brazilian newcomer Gabriel Bortoleto, ahead of rebranding as the Audi …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

F1: Valtteri Bottas to rejoin Mercedes as reserve driver for 2025 season

The Hindu

Valtteri Bottas will return to Mercedes as a reserve driver for the 2025 season, the Formula One team announced on Thursday, following his departure from Sauber at the end of the season. The 35-year-old spent five seasons at Mercedes from 2017 to 2021, racing alongside Lewis Hamilton before moving to Alfa Romeo, which later became Sauber. Returning home to the …

Mercedes Season Bottas

2 weeks, 2 days ago

F1 Abu Dhabi GP preview: McLaren on cusp of glory, Hamilton’s Mercedes farewell

New York Times

McLaren is staring down its first Formula One constructors’ championship since 1998, and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have given the team its best shot at clinching on Sunday, securing a 1-2 start for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As Wolff said on Sky Sports, the setback “summarizes the last races we had with him.” Sunday’s race will nevertheless …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Valtteri Bottas on F1 swansong: ‘This year has been the toughest of rides’

The Independent

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Valtteri Bottas nears a return to Mercedes as F1 reserve after Mick Schumacher leaves

Associated Press

LUSAIL, Qatar — Valtteri Bottas says he is nearing an agreement to return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year after Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, announced he was leaving. Bottas added he still needs to “finalize some things” on a possible return but feels he could be a mentor to 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Valtteri Bottas announces 2025 racing return after F1 axe

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Ironman' Valterri Bottas completes triathlon days after being sacked by Sauber

India Today

Finnish motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas completed an Ironman triathlon circuit in his backyard. Bottas, who drives for Kick Sauber in Formula one completed 2.4-mile of swimming, 12-mile of cycling, and a marathon-length run of 26.2 miles. An Ironman triathlon is one of the most challenging endurance events in the world, consisting of three gruelling disciplines: swimming, cycling, and running. Bottas …

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Zhou chases new F1 challenge

China Daily

Zhou Guanyu is seen before Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 1, 2024. REUTERS Zhou Guanyu, China's first Formula One driver, released a statement on his personal social media account on Wednesday officially announcing his impending departure from Sauber at the end of the 2024 season. Sauber also confirmed the departures of Bottas and …

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Zhou chases new F1 challenge

China Daily

Zhou Guanyu is seen before Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 1, 2024. REUTERS Zhou Guanyu, China's first Formula One driver, released a statement on his personal social media account on Wednesday officially announcing his impending departure from Sauber at the end of the 2024 season. Sauber also confirmed the departures of Bottas and …

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Zhou chases new F1 challenge

China Daily

Zhou Guanyu is seen before Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 1, 2024. REUTERS Zhou Guanyu, China's first Formula One driver, released a statement on his personal social media account on Wednesday officially announcing his impending departure from Sauber at the end of the 2024 season. Sauber also confirmed the departures of Bottas and …

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F1 Sauber sign Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto — Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to depart

ABC

Formula 1 will have a full-time Brazilian driver for the first time since 2017 after Sauber announced 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto to complete the future Audi team's line-up for 2025 and 2026. The Swiss-based team earlier announced the departure of Finland's Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, China's first F1 driver, at the end of the season in December. "Joining a team …

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F1 team brutally axe BOTH of their drivers - including star with 67 Grand Prix podiums

Daily Mail

Sauber have removed both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu from their roster for the 2025 F1 season, and confirmed the two exciting stars who will replace them next year. Sauber have brutally removed Valtteri Bottas from their roster for the 2025 F1 season The team have also axed Zhou Guanyu after a disastrous campaign leaving them on zero points They …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sauber confirm Valtteri Bottas replacement for 2025 F1 season

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

F1 2024 mid-season ratings: Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen ranked

The Independent

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5 months ago

How F1 drivers Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc provide the very best for their beloved pets - from yacht trips to vegan diets

Daily Mail

The Formula One universe is one of glitz, glamour - and very pampered pets. Roscoe was snapped supporting his owner's team by rolling around the Silverstone race track in his own Mercedes G-Wagon Lewis Hamilton, a Mercedes driver - who will be joining Ferrari next season - has a British Bulldog called Roscoe who is a star in his own …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Carlos Sainz and five other contenders to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine in 2025

The Independent

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Formula One: Loose wheelnut costs Sauber points and 5,000 euros

The Hindu

A loose wheelnut from Valtteri Bottas’s car cost Sauber their first points of the season and a 5,000 euro fine at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after it came out of the tyre gun and rolled into the active pitlane. “We had implemented mitigation measures for our pitstop issue, something that has improved the situation but, as we have …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Five times a manhole cover stopped F1 in its tracks

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay in Formula 1 next season with rebranded Alfa Romeo team

Associated Press

SINGAPORE — The Alfa Romeo team is keeping an unchanged driver lineup for the third year running after announcing Thursday that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay for the 2024 season. “My relationship with Valtteri is really good, and we are working closely together and with the team to push everyone forward,” Zhou said in a statement from the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

F1 driver rankings, Canadian GP edition: Albon steals show from Alonso, Hamilton

New York Times

Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton made for one of Formula One’s most successful podiums on Sunday in Canada. Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas is finally back into the top 10 for the first time since the season opener in Bahrain, and his points finish moved Alfa Romeo clear of Haas in the constructors’ fight for seventh in the championship …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Red Bull’s Perez leads final day of F1 testing, Hamilton 2nd

Associated Press

SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Sergio Perez moved up the leaderboard as the sun went down to lead the third and final day of Formula One testing on Saturday. “A very successful end to the test with another day of uninterrupted running,” Red Bull head of race engineering Gianpiero Lambiase said. “We don’t know where we will be next …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Formula 1: Red Bull’s Perez leads final day of F1 testing, Hamilton 2nd

The Hindu

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez moved up the leaderboard as the sun went down to lead the third and final day of Formula One testing on Saturday. It underlined how strong Red Bull looks heading into next weekend’s season-opening race on the same Sakhir desert circuit in Bahrain. Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was.52 behind Perez in third ahead of Ferrari …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team profile, drivers, results: Everything you need to know

New York Times

Alfa Romeo has a grand history as a racing company, but its current involvement in F1 is functionally a branding exercise: The team that bears its name is operated by Swiss company Sauber, which raced under its own name from 1993 to 2018. Running a Ferrari-made power unit and an all-new driver lineup of veteran Valtteri Bottas and China’s Zhou …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Which driver will drive for which Formula One team in 2023

The Hindu

The 2022 Formula One season ended on Sunday with double-world champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position. The Abu Dhabi GP was the final F1 race for four drivers - Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi - as they will not feature in next season’s driver lineups. Red Bull Racing …

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Bottas returns to Mercedes as F1 reserve driver for 2025 season

F1: Valtteri Bottas to rejoin Mercedes as reserve driver for 2025 season

F1 Abu Dhabi GP preview: McLaren on cusp of glory, Hamilton’s Mercedes farewell

Valtteri Bottas on F1 swansong: ‘This year has been the toughest of rides’

Valtteri Bottas nears a return to Mercedes as F1 reserve after Mick Schumacher leaves

Valtteri Bottas announces 2025 racing return after F1 axe

'Ironman' Valterri Bottas completes triathlon days after being sacked by Sauber

Zhou chases new F1 challenge

Zhou chases new F1 challenge

Zhou chases new F1 challenge

F1 Sauber sign Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto — Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to depart

F1 team brutally axe BOTH of their drivers - including star with 67 Grand Prix podiums

Sauber confirm Valtteri Bottas replacement for 2025 F1 season

F1 2024 mid-season ratings: Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen ranked

How F1 drivers Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc provide the very best for their beloved pets - from yacht trips to vegan diets

Carlos Sainz and five other contenders to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine in 2025

Formula One: Loose wheelnut costs Sauber points and 5,000 euros

Five times a manhole cover stopped F1 in its tracks

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay in Formula 1 next season with rebranded Alfa Romeo team

F1 driver rankings, Canadian GP edition: Albon steals show from Alonso, Hamilton

Red Bull’s Perez leads final day of F1 testing, Hamilton 2nd

Formula 1: Red Bull’s Perez leads final day of F1 testing, Hamilton 2nd

Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team profile, drivers, results: Everything you need to know

Which driver will drive for which Formula One team in 2023