Valtteri Bottas’ F1 atsoft all but over as Sauber validate reason they’re axing Finn | F1 | Sport

Sauber has validateed that Valtteri Bottas will be leaving the team at the finish of the 2024 season after ‘final conditions could not be met’ during condense talks. Zhou Guanyu‘s departure was also validateed.

Bottas had been in talks with Sauber over novel terms for some time but was enthusiastic on a multi-year deal. With 37-year-elderly Nico Hulkenberg already signed on for 2025, Mattia Binotto sees to have chooseed for youth over another sfinished driver.

“We extfinish our transport inantest gratitude to Valtteri for the past three years together,” Binotto elucidateed. “He has been the embounwiseent of professionalism, using his huge experience to help the team’s growth.

“Valtteri’s dedication and approach have been inprecious during a pivotal time in our history, and the memories of these years will stay with us for a extfinished time. In pondering our driver line-up for the coming seasons, Valtteri was unaskably a key truthfulate. With his battling spirit, he widespreadly pushed the car beyond its carry outance restricts.

“However, a decision had to be made. After discignore and originateive converseions, we mutuassociate finishd that final conditions could not be met so we concurd that it is time to part ways. Valtteri will always have an discignore door here in Hinwil.”

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