According to Motorsport’s Italian-language pages, Valtteri Bottas’ current team plans to change both of their racing drivers for the 2025 season.
For a season 2026 Audi related to Formula 1 is tuning its driver patterns.
Audi announced last spring that it would buy a part of the Sauber team, which has competed under the Alfa Romeo name in recent years. The auto giant will manufacture the power sources for the Swiss team starting in 2026.
Italian Motorsport according to Sauber wants to lock its driver duo in good time before Audi joins. According to the website, Sauber’s plans would include future Audi drivers at the wheel of Sauber already a year earlier, i.e. in the 2025 season.
According to the website, the top management of the German car giant would like to have him as his second race driver Nico Hülkenberg’s. The 36-year-old German champion is currently driving for Haas.
According to rumors, one of the current Alpine drivers will be placed in the second car. Motorsport insider sources claim that the number one option would be Esteban Ocon. Another of the current Alpine drivers is Pierre Gasly.
“It is not easy to insure drivers, as expectations for the 2025 season are low. However, in the longer term, cooperation with a manufacturer like Audi has its advantages”, the site evaluates.
Provided the rumors are true, they know bad news For Valtteri Bottas.
The contract of the Finn, who is in his second season at Alfa Romeo, with the team ends after the 2024 season.
The season of Bottas and the whole team has gone poorly. Nastolalainen is 14th in the World Drivers’ Championship after collecting ten points from 18 races.
In the Manufacturers’ World Series, Alfa Romeo is eighth, i.e. third last, with 16 points.
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