Valtteri Bottas returned to Mercedes action at the Circuit Paul Ricard, running in the team’s dominant 2020 F1 car.

After failing to land a full-time dr✨ive at Sauber for 💜2025, Bottas returned to Mercedes as their test and reserve driver.

Bottas was in action e♋arlier thi🌺s year, driving for McLaren in their MCL60 from 2023. 

This test was seen as preparation for Bottas in case he had to stand in for eithe🎉r McLaren driver.

Mercedes and McLar🐟en have shared reserve drivers over the years, with Mick Schumacher available to both previously.

Bottas got b💯ack ✱behind the wheel of a Mercedes, driving the W11 over the weekend.

The Finn drove at the Circuit Paul Ricard, which hosted the French Grand Prix between 2018 and 2022ꦑ🌜.

Kimi Antonelli also got more test time under his bꦅelt.

The 18-year-old Itജalian🐈 was in the Mercedes W16 - their 2025 car.

Bottas’ “reunited” with fastest-ever F1 car

T🌳he Mercedes W11 is widely regarded as the fastest F1 car of all time.

While it’s not the most successful, it’s seen as the fastest F1 car because of the number of lap records it set and the sheer amount of downforce iꦑt had.

In the hands of Bottas and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, it took 13 wins and 15 pole posꦰitions during the COVIDꦛ-hit 2020 campaign.

An operational error c🌳ost Merc♏edes the win with Hamilton at Monza.

While a pit stop blunder and puncture meant 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell didn’t win on hi🎀s Mercedes debut at the Sakhir Grand Prix.

Mercedes were beaten on merit at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen coming out on top.

Verst🎃appen also wonꦉ the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position.

Hamilto🦄n won his seventh title with the team with a legendary drive in tricky conditioꦚns at Istanbul Park.