The Formula 1 driver merry-go-round was out of commission for 2024 as all the team stuck with their line-ups from the previous year. But the wheels were greased for the current season, and Valtteri Bottas was one of the drivers whose ride came to an end.
The 35-year-old has rejoined the queue to get back onboard, hoping his omission from F1 is temporary. He has certainly done the best he can in the meantime, returning to his former team, Mercedes, as a third driver and receiving praise from team principal Toto Wolff and new incumbent Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the rookie thankful to Bottas for his tutelage.
