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F 1: Mercedes name Bottas as reserve driver for 2025 season

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F 1: Mercedes Name Bottas As Reserve Driver For 2025 Season

By IANS News December 19, 2024 • 18:42 PM View: 262

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Mercedes AMG Petronas have announced Valtteri Bottas as a reserve driver for the 2025 season, after the Finn and Kick Sauber parted company following the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

"Valtteri Bottas heads home, back to the three-pointed star as Third Driver for 2025," Mercedes AMG Petronas said in a statement.

Bottas drove for Mercedes for five seasons alongside Lewis Hamilton from 2017-2021, securing all 10 of his career wins with the Silver Arrows, as well as his 20 pole positions in Formula 1.

TAGS Mercedes AMG Petronas Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Third Driver Lewis Hamilton Silver Arrows Alfa Romeo George Russell When Kick Sauber Nico Hulkenberg Gabriel Bortoleto Grands Prix Kimi Antonelli Reserve Driver

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