Jun.1 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas has dropped a giant trace that he could also be staying with Mercedes in 2026.
The 35-year-old Finn misplaced his Sauber seat on the finish of final 12 months, returning to Mercedes as full-time reserve driver in 2025.
Bottas, who gained 10 grands prix as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate, had been linked with the all-new eleventh F1 staff Cadillac for 2026.
Nevertheless, he now signifies that he’s in actual fact poised to move into the Mercedes simulator at Brackley subsequent week particularly to organize for the 2026 season – that includes all-new and radically-different energy unit and chassis laws.
If Bottas actually remains to be within the working for a Cadillac seat, it might appear unlikely that Mercedes would enable him to realize early perception into the staff’s 2026 plans – particularly because the marque is predicted to dominate with its energy unit.
“I used to be speculated to do it two weeks in the past,” Bottas advised Soy Motor in Barcelona, “however the simulator wasn’t working.
“I’ve a simulator day subsequent week,” he revealed. “It should in all probability be my first time doing a little work for 2026 and understanding what the variations are with 2025.”
