EXCLUSIVE: Valtteri Bottas hits out at doubters with ‘short memories’
Valtteri Bottas remains confident of securing a drive for the 2025 F1🌼 season, despite his options running low.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas insists he is “not finished” with F1 as he continues his search for a seat on the 2025 grid, in an exclusive interview with ltxcn.top's Lewis Larkam in Austria.
The Finn is one of several drivers out of contract next season and either he or teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Zhou Guanyu will lose their drive after Sauber signed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg from Haas.
Despite seats quickly running out, Bottas remains confident about remaining on the F1 grid next year. Ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, he told ltxcn.top he believes he still has “three options”.
“There’s still opportunities,” he said. “I think there’s more than two at the moment, still. Probably three options. Here is one for🍌 sure.
“We are still talkin🔴g in here. Just need a bit more time. There’s options, that’s a good thing, and I’ve got my prܫiorities as well.”
Although he would🍬n’t be drawn on exactly which teams he was referring to, they are likely to be Williams and Alpine, as well🎃 as his current employers Sauber.
Bottas suggested that he is waiting on outgoing Ferrari driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Carlos Sainz to make a decision first, with the Spania🍸rd believed to have offers on the🅘 table from Williams, Alpine and Sauber.

Asked if he would be at peace with the prospect of ending up without a drivജe for 2025, Bottas replied: “I’m not finished yet with the sport, ♏that’s my feeling.
“I definitely still have year🎉s to go and much to give for the sport and the team ꧑I will be with. That’s my feeling. I’m not ready for that.”
Statistically, Bottas is the most attractive free agent available 🍸on the driver market given he has the most victories and pole positions, yet the 34-year-old does not have a drive secured.
“On the driver market with whose free at the moment, yeah for s⛄ure, that’s a fact,” he said w꧅hen those statistics were put to him. “So I hope that will help me.
“People can ha🗹ve short memories in this sport, but the people who know, they know what I can do and that’s the main thing t🦄hat I need to trust - that okay that will sort me out.
“It’s always the sport, it’s not just pure performance. There’s other elements. Your nationa🌊lity, if you have a sponsor package or not, these kind of things. It’s the name of the game. It’ℱs not always fair.”
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