For the first time since 2012, Formula 1 is going racing this season without one of its great modern characters: the eclectic Valtteri Bottas.
The 35-year-old Finn missed out on prolonging his stay at Sauber ahead of its transition to Audi for 2026. But, now back at Mercedes as the team’s reserve driver for 2025 – a role he also jointly holds for McLaren and Williams as part of their engine supply deals – Bottas vows he’s not done with grand prix racing yet.
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