In what could be his last Formula 1 qualifying session, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas puts his Kick Sauber C44 into ninth in Q3, the only second time the Finnish driver made it to the last qualifying stage. After what was a big surprise to many, Valtteri Bottas reflected on his Q3 appearance. Bottas is ready to…
Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas had his penultimate race for the team at Qatar. Over the weekend, the team showed a strong performance in all sessions. However, Bottas was left unhappy with his P11 finish in Sunday’s Grand Prix. The Finn had a great opening day on Friday, as he finished 13th in the Sprint Qualifying….
Valtteri Bottas confirms he is in talks with Mercedes F1 about taking on a reserve driver role for next season. The Finnish driver has his sights set on a return to the Formula 1 grid in 2026, stating he has turned down an IndyCar offer to focus on this goal. Sauber’s decision to sign rookie…
Despite still being 23rd in a 20-car championship, Valtteri Bottas was feeling positive after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He started last, courtesy of a five-place grid penalty, and opted for the hard tyre in an attempt to make something happen. Unfortunately for the Finn, this didn’t work out. “We actually thought, well we never…
After a thrilling display in 2023, which saw Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen claim his 18th win of the season, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who himself claimed P2 after a last lap overtaken on Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez, F1 returns to Las Vegas GP. The 2024 F1 Las Vegas GP weekend will…
Sauber F1 driver Valtteri Bottas spoke in the press conference on Wednesday after the news broke that he and fellow driver Zhou Guanyu would be leaving at the end of the season. 50-50 chance of staying The Finn stated that he got ‘a bit unlucky’ and that his future with the team ‘wasn’t meant to…
After several months of speculation, on Wednesday, Audi and Sauber Motorsport AG confirmed that they had signed 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto on a multi-year deal which will see the Brazilian driver, who currently leads the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship standings, partnering with Nico Hülkenberg when they transition to the Audi F1 factory team. The…
A new face will join the 2025 Formula 1 grid. Gabriel Bortoleto will be driving for Sauber and then Audi, becoming the first Brazilian full time driver since Felipe Massa in 2017. Bortoleto, up until today part of the McLaren Driver Development programme, won the 2023 Formula 3 title in his rookie campaign, and is…
In spite of failing to score points yet again, Sauber had a relatively strong weekend in Mexico City as Valtteri Bottas made it to the second segment of qualifying for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix. Starting from P15 on the grid, the Finn took the chequered flag in fourteenth place. Meanwhile, after…
Despite his disappointment with having been unable to improve his performance after a premature end to Saturday’s second qualifying session, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas believes that he has “got to be happy” with his performance, despite qualifying P15 for Sunday’s race. While speaking with the media after the Mexico Grand Prix qualifying session, Bottas, whose last…
