Valtteri Bottas

Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber

Finland

2023 Stats

Points

10

Starts

22

Wins

0

Poles

0

Top 5

0

Top 10

4

2023 Fantasy Outlook

In his first year with the Alfa Romeo squad Bottas captured 49 points and finished 10th in the standings. It was his first season without a podium finish since he joined the series in 2013, though. The Alfa Romeo squad was not able to develop their cars as much as some other contenders and Bottas lost ground in the championship positions as a result. His best results of the season came within the first nine races. Reliability also plagued him with five DNFs in the last 13 races compared to just one in those first nine. As a Formula One veteran with 10 career wins Bottas is certainly not a driver to sleep on in 2023, however. If the current pattern holds, he should be expected to get the most out of the car early in the year, but he and the team will need to continue getting more speed out of their 2023 car through the remainder of the season to finish higher in the standings than they did in 2022. Read Past Outlooks

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Shaky final outing with Sauber

Formula One

December 12, 2024

Bottas retired from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 race at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.

ANALYSIS
Bottas had a brilliant start to the weekend and reached Q3 for the second time in the last four races. However, things went downhill quickly as he had a slow launch and got caught behind a pack of drivers outside of the points. In an effort to keep his position several laps later, he collided with Kevin Magnussen and sustained damage that forced him to retire from the race. It was a disappointing end to a poor season for Bottas, and he is likely to find himself off the grid in 2025 after not being retained by Kick Sauber.

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Runs into bad luck in Qatar

Formula One

December 4, 2024

Bottas finished 11th in the Qatar Grand Prix F1 race at Lusail International Circuit on Sunday.

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Strategy call doesn't pay off

Formula One

November 27, 2024

Bottas finished 18th in the Las Vegas Grand Prix F1 race at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Sunday.

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Five-Place Grid Penalty

Formula One

November 21, 2024

Kick Sauber driver Bottas has been hit with a five-place grid drop for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after the team exceeded the limit of power unit components by introducing a new energy store, Formula1.com reports.

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No points in Brazil

Formula One

November 7, 2024

Bottas finished 13th in the Brazilian Grand Prix F1 race at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Sunday.

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Finishes 14th in Mexico

Formula One

October 31, 2024

Bottas finished 14th in the Mexican Grand Prix F1 race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday.

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