168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas has explained the reasoning for his public visit to the Williams motorhome in the Imola F1 paddock.

The Sauber driver was spotted leaving the Williams hospitality building ahead of qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday, with Autosport reporting that Bottas had a 15-minute meeting ꦑwith team principal James Vowles.

Williams are currently evaluating who to place alongside168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Alex Albon for F1 2025, with Vowles admitting that the under-pressure168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant is “at risk” of losing his seat next season.

Bottas is out of contract and also faces an uncertain future. With168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Nico Hulkenberg already confirmed at Sauber for 2025, the team that will become Audi in 2026 are rumoured to be interested in signing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz or one of the Alpine drivers.

Such a decision would leave Bottas without a d꧙rive and on the hunt for a seat elsewhere.

The 10-time grand prix winner has been linked with a return to Williams, the team with wh൲om he started his F1 career in 2013 and raced for until earning a move to Mercedes in 2017.

When asked how ⛦regularly he visits his former team, Bottas replied: “Sometimes!”

“[James] is a good friend of mine. I ran out ♏of coffee in our motorhome so I needed to get some from there🍨.”

Bo𓂃ttas was tight-lipped when pr😼essed for details on what was discussed during the meeting.

“[It was] normal things, about life!” he said. “Of course, when♏ you’re on the free market, you want to check around what’s out there.

“It’s a pretty ꦿnormal situation being you’re on the free market.”

Bottas outqualified Sargeant on his way to taking 16th place on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. He also outpaced teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu, who is ඣanot💞her driver under threat of being left without a drive for next season.

Vowles has admitted Williams are evaluating their opt🐼ions for 2025, with Sainz believed to be among the candidates. 

“I’m looking and, at the moment, it’s about three💞 options for 2025/’26, it’s as simple as that,” he said.

“When we’re in a position where I can talk about it open🦋ly, which won’t be long, we will do.

“But, for now, the direction of travel is we know that we need to be 🔯performing at the highest level.

“Logan has control in his hands, making sure he’s perform❀i💟ng at that level. That’s his ability to control.

“I haven’t taken that away🍃 from him. But what’s clear is w🌞e also need to be talking to others. And we are.”