Valtteri Bottas sets out important stipulation for potential Audi F1 contract

"That's I t🅘hink, at my stage of my career, I think that's important."

Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas is “only interested” in remaining in F1 if he’s offered a multi-year deal.

Bottas’ F1 future 🌠is still unclear with the Finn’s options very🧔 limited for 2025.

Williams and Alpine have secured 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz and Jack Doohan respectively💝, while Mercedes are set to announce this signing of Andrea Kimi Antonelౠli.

This leaves his 🦄current team, Sauber, as his only option f꧋or next year.

Sauber have explored options elsewhere as they weigh up on who should partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg for 2025.

🌼Under the previous management, led by Andreas Seidl, Bottas’ chances of staying with Audi 🔯were thought to be very slim.

However, that🌳 decision will now be Mattia Binotto, with 🦹the Italian starting work at Hinwil earlier this month.

are present, Bottas was adamant he’s not interested in a one-year contract.

“I'm only interested in multi-year contract, because for me, doing just one year, I know that still next year probabl🎃y won't be easy for my career,” Bottas said.

“That's not that interesting. So, for me, the main thing is to be part of a clear project and to have a clear plan for the years ahead. That's I think, at my stꦬage of my career, I think that's important.”

Bottas confirmed that negotiations with Binotto continued “this week” but no deal has be🍸en signed.

“We continued the ꧋discussions this week, I was at the factory on Tuesday, and we’re making making progress,” he added.

“But now we're here [at Monza] to race, we're not gonna sign contracts her👍e. We're here to race and focus on 💖bouncing back off the difficult weekend, and then there's always next week.”

The 10-time grand prix winner is still not thinking about not being on the grid ♔next year, conceding it’s still “too early” to consider other options.

“Op🐻tions are limited for me, that's how it is,” he explained. “So, of course, it has crossed my mind, and I've had to think, what if I leave F♔ormula 1? But I think it's still too early to think about that for the next year.”

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