168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas’ chances of returning to the F1 grid could be boosted thanks to his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes connection.

The 35-year-old Finn has returned to Mercedes as reserve driver after missing out on a full-time race seat൲ for 2025.

Having been replaced at Sauber by Formu𝔉la 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg as part of a new driver line-up at the soon-to-be Audi⛄ F1 team, Bottas will instead spend the upcoming season on the sidelines.

Bottas will act as a back-up to Mercedes pair George Russell and F1 rookie A๊ndrea Kimi Antonelli.

As well as being on standby for Mercedes💧, the 10-time grand prix winner could find himse♕lf potentially being called into action for two other teams.

McLaren and Williams options for Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes have a long-standing arrangement with customer teams McLaren andജ Williams which enables them to share Mercedes’ reserve driver if needed.

According to RacingNews365, no formal agreement is in place but both McLaren and Williams will have access to Bottas if re꧙quired in the event Mercedes do not.

Due to his wealth of F1 experience, Bottas would provide a safe pair of hands in the event that one of McLaren’s Lando﷽ Norris and Oscar Piastri, or Williams duo Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, were ruled out.

Williams previously called on a Mer🌺cedes reserve driver when Albon was taken ill on the eve of the 2022 Italian Grand Pri🐬x with appendicitis.

On that occasion, Mercedes back-up Nyck de Vries was drafted in, scoring points on hi𓃲s F1 debut by fini𓃲shing ninth at Monza.

Neither McLaren or Williams are yet to officially name a reserve driver for the 2025🔯 season.

Williams have also just lost the 🧸services of Franco Colapinto, who has signed to become Alpi🌸ne’s reserve driver.

With potential openings at three teams, Bottas is statistically the likeliest of the 2025 reserve drivers to be called intꦰo action. 

Bottas remains hopeful of securing a full-time return ▨to F1 in 2025.

Cadillac’s planned entry to F1 will open up two additional seats and Bottᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚas has already expressed hisꦉ interest in the project.

“Well, there’s going to be two more seats,” Bottas told 🉐RaꦑcingNews365.

“They need drivers, they need experience. So, of course, that’s veryꦗ, very interesting.

“We have good relations with Graeme [Lowdon, Cadillac’s new team principal]. I don’t think it makes it more difficult for me, if anything, he’s seen what 💖I can do and bring to the🦋 team. So I see that as a possibility.”