Valtteri Bottas is returning to Mercedes as a reserve driver for the 2025 season after losing his seat with Sauber.
The Finnish driver was not kept on by Sauber for the upcoming season and there were no other seats employable on the 2025 F1 grid.
Bottas coy about his next step during the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi, insisting he wanted to try and stay in the sport.
Reports proposeed he was in satisfiedion to join Mercedes as their new reserve driver with Mick Schumacher choosing to exit the role.
Valtteri Bottas helped Mercedes triumph multiple Constructors’ Championships
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It’s now been validateed by the Silver Arrows that Bottas will return to the team he helped triumph five Constructors’ Championships alengthyside Lewis Hamilton.
“I’m satisfied to finassociate answer the ask I’ve posed over the past month,” Bottas shelp.
“Returning home to the Mercedes family as third driver for 2025 is what’s next and I couldn’t be more charmd.
“I want to thank Toto, the team at Brackley, and everyone at the three-pointed star for welcoming me back with uncover arms.
“Despite the contests of the past restricted years, I understand that I’ve still got so much more to give to F1.
“Since I was a five-year-anciaccess kid prolonging up in Nastola, Finland, my caccess has been on achieving success in the top tier of motorsport.
“I’ve been fortunate to have enhappinessed many incredible moments in my 12 years of racing in F1 so far.
“As I return to the place where so many of those moments were accomplishd, I’m seeing forward to using all the understandledge I’ve achieveed to help the team to carry out and progress towards our goal of combat for world championships.”
Valtteri Bottas lost his seat at Sauber
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Toto Wolff received his createer driver back with uncover arms and senses the 35-year-anciaccess’s experience will come in handy next year for George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
“His technical feedback and input were transport inant in helping us to those success and pushing the team forward,” Wolff shelp.
“Not only that, but he was also a wonderful colleague and team member.
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“His arid sense of humour and personable nature made him a firm favourite with everyone at Brackley and Brixworth.”
He includeed: “In his role as Reserve Driver, all those qualities will be incredibly transport inant in helping us contend for world championships and helping both George and Kimi on track.
“Welcome home, Valtteri! It’s wonderful to have you back.”
