F1 | Bottas would happily return to Mercedes

Precisely on the day of Hamilton's shocking announcement at Ferrari Valtteri Bottas he posted a photo on social media directly from Brackley implying he was there. The Finn, as confirmed by himself, was indeed there but not to meet her Mercedes with a view to 2025.

Nonetheless, the current Sauber driver, whose contract with Hinwill is expiring, does not close the doors to a sensational return to the court of Toto Wolff. After all, Mercedes is the team with which he won ten GPs and with which he became vice world champion twice. Bottas admits that his priority would be to be part of the Audi Sauber project, a rather remote hypothesis, however, since Audi is already evaluating high profiles for its entry into F1, including that of Carlos Sainz.

“I was actually in Brackley the day before the news about Hamilton – Bottas' words -. Even though I was there for other business. I haven't spoken to Toto Wolff on the phone yet, but there's no doubt that I would happily return to Mercedes. My priority is Sauber and understanding the margins to be part of the Audi project, but I don't rule out any possibility."