Valtteri Bottas insis🔴ts grand prix wins are too ambitious in A😼udi’s first F1 season.

But he believes the new project can expect to score points regularly in 𓂃their maiden year.

🐲Nico Hulkenberg is Sauber's only🎐 confirmed driver next year before the team fully evolves into Audi, the major German manufacturer who intend to make a splash, in 2026.

Bottas hopes to stay alongside Hulkenberg.

Audi’s e♌ntry is timed alongside the new Formula 1 engine regulations.

“I expect, realistically, next yea🐭r to still be difficult,” Bottas told Sky Sports.

“There won’t b🐬e miracles. You can’t put crazy effort i꧟nto 2025 because of the big changes for 2026.

“From what I’ve seen, Audi can be competitive i😼n 2026. But it’s not going to be eܫasy.

“I🎐t’s tough to jump into a new sꦆport against the manufacturers that have been here for such a long time.

“2026 can be good, but try🐓ing to win immediately is a long shot. That’s the hard reality.

“To be scoring regularly is absolutely realiဣstic for a new team, from what I’ve seen.

“This is just guessing and speculation.”

Botta🐻s explained why he has confidence: “The rules re-set, the investment that Audi has put into the project, and the people.”

But for now, Sauber are at the back of the field.

Th⛦ey are the only F1 team in 2024 wi🧜thout a single point. Bottas and teammate Zhou Guanyu continue to struggle.

Bottas said about their hopes for the rest of thisꩵ year: “I am not expectin🌄g miracles. We have upgrades lined up for October.

“I donꦦ’t expect anything crazy but improvements can💖 be made.

“Scoring this year will be difficult.”

For a driver of Bottas’ experience and stature, a point-less seaso🎐n would not look good on t🥃he CV.

“That would be, obviously, bad,” he said.

“I don’t k🐈now the history b💧ut it hasn’t happened that many times, for that many teams.

“If ꧋I look at how many points I’ve scored in my career, it would be difficult.

“Unfortunately the opportunities, with each weekend🍃, are getting less and le💛ss.”