He Finnish pilot Valtteri Bottascurrently reserves in the Mercedes team of formula 1he expressed interest in returning to the maximum competition. The 35 -year -old Finn revealed that there were conversations to join Alpine, who in 2026 will have engines of the German factory.
According to what expressed by Bottas, the French squad tempted him. However, the pilot also pointed out that the F1 signing market is full of uncertainties and that the final decisions depend on multiple factors, including the internal policies of the equipment and financial capacities of the pilots.
“There are probably some conversationsalthough I have not really been involved. I have a management team that is always working behind the scenes to evaluate the available options, ”said Bottas in an interview with Beyond the Grid, the F1 podcast.
The Scandinavian pilot also stressed that, although he has personal sponsors that could support him on an eventual return, It does not have the economic resources that other pilots can offer to the teams. “Again, when you are suffering, the experience can always help, but there is a lot of politics in this sport. I have no dozens of millions to pay for a seat. It depends on the team, but I have some personal sponsors that could follow me, although not at the level of others,” he explained.
On the other hand, Bottas also revealed that in the past he had conversations with other teams before he finished his contract, although he did not specify if Alpine was among them. As he explained, these negotiations did not come to specify due to their initial commitment to the Audi project, which finally did not materialize. “I spoke at the beginning of last year with some teams because we reached the end of my contract, but they never realized 100%. I was always convinced that it would be part of the Audi project, which did not happen. I found out too late, after Brazil, and that committed everything,” said the pilot.
As for his future perspectives, Bottas was cautious but optimistic, leaving open the possibility of new opportunities in the short term. “We will see how everything evolves. You never know if an opportunity opens,” he said.
Although The Finnish pilot considers that the Cadillac project could be a logical option for his returnIt does not rule out exploring other alternatives. His approach seems to focus on keeping all possibilities open while evaluating how movements develop in the pilot market.
Nico Rosberg defended Franco Colapinto
The German did not hesitate to point to the recently incorporated team executive advisorFlavio Briatore, as a determining figure in the present uncertainty of the pilot. According to Rosberg, BriTore’s influence within the team could be playing against the development of Colapinto.
“Franco is in a complicated position within the team, caught in the wrong part of Flavio’s gaze”Rosberg said in statements to the specialized environment Motorsport Next Gen. His words reflect the growing concern for the unequal treatment that some pilots would be receiving under the new managementespecially those that do not appear among the priorities of the controversial Italian leader.
The German pilot, Nico Rosberg
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Rosberg was even more direct in describing BriTore’s leadership style. “He usually ignores the pilots who are not their priority. For him, the pilots number one are like your puppieswhile others virtually discarded them. It is a very extreme attitude, ”said the 2016 champion. These statements not only light the alarms about the future of Colapint, but also reopen the debate on the impact of internal policy on the opportunities of young talents within F1.
Source: Ambito
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