Aug.21 (GMM) A well known motor racing character has issued a scathing evaluation of Valtteri Bottas’ ongoing suitability for a Formulation 1 race seat.
With rumours concerning the Finn’s future swirling, Bottas headed into the August summer season break admitting that the state of affairs inside at Sauber at current just isn’t “steady”.
“There’s been a lot of folks leaving, a lot of folks becoming a member of, now one other change within the management,” the 34-year-old mentioned when requested concerning the arrival of Mattia Binotto. “So for positive that doesn’t assist the right here and now second.
“It’s been fairly clear, to me, that each one the choices within the final 12 months or two has been made to be aggressive from 2026. However my job continues to be to do the easiest I can and contribute the most effective I can. That’s all I can do in the meanwhile,” Bottas added.
Sauber’s new proprietor Audi clearly focused Carlos Sainz for the opposite 2025 seat alongside Nico Hulkenberg, however a number of others have been talked about, together with Mick Schumacher – and even the retired Sebastian Vettel.
“Seb is immediately of curiosity to Audi once more,” Dr Helmut Marko advised Osterreich newspaper, though he later clarified that he additionally talked about Schumacher on the similar time.
“What is for certain is that he (Vettel) desires to race in F1 once more,” Crimson Bull’s F1 advisor, and Vettel’s unique mentor and boss, added.
As for Bottas, in an ungainly second of timing, he’ll vacate his Sauber cockpit within the preliminary observe session at Zandvoort in deference to Ferrari check driver and rookie Robert Shwartzman.
Dutch racing character and driver Tom Coronel thinks the Finn ought to vacate his seat completely.
“It’s all the time troublesome if you go from the most effective workforce to the worst workforce, however he selected that himself,” he advised the Dutch journal Formule 1. “I actually suppose it’s a disgrace.
“Do one thing else!” Coronel continued. “Go to Finland and do enjoyable issues and make humorous movies, and provides this seat to somebody who wants it to achieve expertise and develop.
“All he’s doing is destroying the careers of the younger ones. Zero world championship factors? Get out of right here! We name it ageing, and it’s like fish and fruit – sooner or later it begins to rot.”
