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Bottas returns to Mercedes as F1 third driver

Valtteri Bottas has been signed by Mercedes to be its third driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber.

The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins with the Silver Arrows in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when he was partnered with Lewis Hamilton.

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