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Bottas: Sticking around for Audi era making more sense

Valtteri Bottas says staying at Sauber as it transitions into its Audi Formula 1 era is making more and more sense to him, despite some current competitive struggles.

The Finn has an option to stay at the current Alfa Romeo titled team into 2024 as part of an original two-plus-one-year contract that he signed with the squad ahead of the 2022 campaign.

But despite some early promise after his switch from Mercedes, Alfa Romeo has slipped down the midfield order and currently lies ninth in the constructors’ championship.

This also comes at a time when it is preparing for a full takeover by German manufacturer Audi, which is entering F1 from the start of 2026.

Bottas has previously not wanted to get too far ahead of himself in thinking about the future potential of the squad, but he has admitted now that it would be positive for him to remain onboard into the Audi era.

Asked if he was interested in sticking around until 2026, Bottas said: “The more I think about it, yes. For me, it's an interesting era for the team.

Source: Autosport

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