Valtteri Bottas will return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year. Bottas won 10 Formula 1 races over five seasons at Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate from 2017-21.

Valtteri Bottas is coming home. The Finnish driver announced on Thursday that he was returning to Mercedes for the Formula 1 season, as the team’s reserve driver. Bottas spent five F1 seasons driving for Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton,

Mercedes Formula 1 team have announced a stunning comeback for one of their drivers, marking an astonishing U-Turn. The Brackley-based outfit will have a new driver lineup in 2025, with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli lining up alongside George Russell following the departure of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.