Valtteri Bottas update on “what’s next?” after eye-opening new tattoo
“In thi🎉s phase of my life, some❀thing is about to finish."

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas has displayed a new tatto𒊎o on his ꧃thigh reading “what’s next?”
The catchphrase has been adopte🅷d by Bottas on social media as he ponders the inevitable end to his Formula 1 career.
Sauber have opted to sign Formula 2 driver Gabriไel Bortoleto, alongside ꦍcurrent Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, for 2025.
Bottas is left with ꩲnowhere to go but is embracing new challenges.
That includes a rece𓆉nt Iron Man triathlon (a 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and a 42.2k marathon) completed inside his own home because “I wanted to pro𒁏ve that I could do it”.
The exiting F1 driver showed Sky Sports his new tattoo in Las Vegas: “What is ne☂xt? That’s the question. That is why I committed.
“I didn’tꦐ have any tattoos but ♈I thought this was a good one.
“In this phase of♕ my life, something is about to finish. There is s𓄧omething new coming.
“What🌊’s next? That is what people should ask themselves, and f🦩ind the answer.
“For w𝓀hat’s next, Iꦏ am in no rush to get into anything.
“I need to look at all the opportunities for what’s best for me, looking some years ahead to have different🧜 paths from 2026 onwards, whether that is for Formula 1 or something else.
“But now looking bacꦏk? If that’s it, I can be proud.
“I always gave it all that I had. That’s the mainജ thing. No regrets.
“Life is not all ꦦabout driving in ci🅘rcles in a race car. There needs to be other things.
“It doesn’t mean that I don’t take this sport ser𓂃iously, because I definitely do. 𝔍It is my passion. I give everything for it.
“But at the same time when I’m off, I ܫhave some fu🍰n…”
Bottas h💞as been linked with a return to Mercedes as a reserve driver.
He has been less keen on a switch of series, for example into IndyCar, for the 2025 season indicating that he might plot a route back into F1 for 2026 when the r꧃egulations change.
New-look Sauber in 2025
B🌳razi🌞lian driver Bortoleto currently tops the Formula 2 standings.
He has been rewarded with a rookie F1 drive next y🔯ear in the te𒁃am who will evolve into Audi in 2026.
Sauber had to negotiate💯 with McLaren, who had Bortoleto signed up.
Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok described Bortoleto: “A very t🐻alented young driver.
“Alongside Nico Hulkenbeಞrg it’s𝄹 a good balance of youth and experience.
“Hulkenberg has driven exceedingly 🐲well this season. He must be in the top 10 ranking drivers of the year.
“Bortoleto has proven to be very competitive in F2. “McLaren rate him highly and were kind eꦿnough to release him.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footb♔all, to F1.