“I feel most likely there was some discussions,” Bottas defined. “I have never actually been concerned, however I do have a administration crew who’re at all times within the background seeing what’s on the market. They do have a Mercedes energy unit for the longer term, which I feel is an efficient name.
“They’re on their second driver this 12 months and I feel the subsequent races will present how that goes. Once more, I feel on a battle road, as an instance, expertise can at all times assist.
“However there’s a lot of politics on this sport. I haven’t got tens of hundreds of thousands to pay for a seat. Is dependent upon the crew however I do have some private companions that might probably be part of me, however nonetheless, to not an extent to some others. Let’s wait and see just a few races and see how issues go. You by no means know if one thing opens up.”
Alpine had been one other crew that Bottas spoke to relating to the probabilities of racing for them in 2025, however the Finnish driver recommended that the talks didn’t progress to a severe stage as he anticipated to be staying with Kick Sauber forward of their transition into Audi in 2026.
“I spoke earlier on final 12 months to fairly just a few groups as a result of I used to be naturally going to the tip of my contract, however by no means actually jumped in 100 per cent, once more as a result of I used to be at all times satisfied I will be a part of the Audi venture, which clearly did not occur,” mentioned Bottas.
