The Finnish pilot Valterri Bottas returns to Mercedes team official. After leaving the team in 2021, Bottas returns as the third driver for the 2025 World Championship This time, he will be the reserve driver for the German brand.
Bottas said: “I’m glad to finally answer the question I’ve been asking myself for the last month. Returning to the Mercedes family as Third Driver for 2025 was the right thing to do and I couldn’t be happier.. “I’d like to thank Toto, the Brackley team and everyone at the Three Pointed Star for welcoming me back with open arms.”
“Despite the challenges of recent years, I know I still have a lot to contribute to F1. Since I was a five-year-old boy growing up in Nastola, Finland, my goal was to achieve success in the top category of motorsport. “I have been lucky enough to enjoy many incredible moments in my 12-year F1 career so far.”
«As I return to the place where many of those moments were achieved, I look forward to using all the knowledge I have gained to help the team perform. and progress towards our goal of competing for the world championships.
It should be noted that Valtteri Bottas was at Mercedes from 2017 to 2021, a period in which he achieved his best results as a Formula 1 driver, achieving the total 10 wins, 58 podiums, 2 runners-up (2019 and 2020) and two third places (2017 and 2021).
Source: La Verdad
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