"It's a bit of a complicated situation"- Bottas On Formula One Future

Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas faces uncertainty regarding his Formula One future as he currently does not have a seat for the next season. The driver hopes to continue with his current team, Kick Sauber who will become Audi in 2026 but there are no updates regarding his extension till now. 

As of right now, only seat is left at Kick Sauber after Nico Hulkenberg was picked for one of the two seats for the 2025 season. Bottas is currently in direct competition for the remaining seat with his teammate Zhou Guanyu. 

Things Will Reset With The Arrival Of Binotto

Kick Sauber F1 Team will officially become Audi from 2026 onwards and ex-Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto will take over the reins. This means that Andreas Seidl would leave the team. In the entire grid only four seats remain and it is essential for Bottas to secure a spot for next season. 

Bottas believes that with the arrival of Binotto, things would reset and will have an impact on his position in the team. In a press conference ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix, Bottas said,"“It is going to reset a bit the talks, because we have previously been in communication with Andreas [Seidl] and Oliver [Hoffmann], and now it’s Mattia [Binotto].It’s a bit of a complicated situation, but let’s see.”

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Hopeful For The Future 

Kick Sauber currently sit at the bottom of the table with neither of their drivers having scored any points so far. Being in this disappointing situation Bottas believes that there is still a lot of work to be done within in the team and Mattia Binotto has work ahead of him before Audi's formal entry. 

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“Mattia [Binotto] needs to know what are the weaknesses, what are the strengths, what are the priorities for short and long-term improvements, and that’s going to take a bit of time. Obviously, some things are internal, but we know that compared to, let’s say, to the big teams, we’re still lacking a bit of human power. There are certain areas that we definitely need to focus on, at the factory but also with the car performance. We're at the moment not where we need to be and that's, basically, we needed some new upgrades and [we need to head] into the right direction,” Bottas explained. 

Regarding his future Bottas commented that the situation is not ideal but his job is to do the best he can and support the team in anyway he can.