Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber - Source: Getty
Valtteri Bottas shared his thoughts after his Mercedes return for 2025 was confirmed. The Finnish Formula 1 driver lost his Sauber seat at the end of this season and has now signed for Mercedes as the team's reserve driver from next season onwards.
After spending three underwhelming years with Sauber (formerly Alfa Romeo) Bottas is back to square one as he returns to the Silver Arrows. The 35-year-old driver left the Brackley-based team at the end of 2021 and moved to Sauber to race alongside Zhou Guanyu.
Addressing his return to Toto Wolff's team, the #77 driver took to his official X account to share his thoughts. He quote-tweeted Mercedes F1 Team's official announcement post on him, and wrote:
