The guy went from being the Barichello to Hamilton's Schumacher to fighting for 16th. This is an obvious statement but the media training doesn't allow you to say it outright
Nobody except Bottas has ever thought that going to Sauber was a good idea.
Idk, they definitely got worse after the Kimi, Tonio years and I don't think it's Bottas' fault
It's been a rapid ass decline too, if memory serves they came out swinging in '22 and were pretty rapid during the first half of the season. Didn't Bottas finish like 5th in Bahrain?
Definitely struggled to keep up development pace and direction this rule set, sort of felt like they just got lost. Progressively gotten slower and slower.
Brutal but honest. Unfortunately no one can see the future.
My memory fails me- Who else was in the mix when he lost the Mercedes drive? I remember him taking Kimi's place but that's about it. Sauber has been through so many name changes I can't remember who else was even rumored to be a potential landing spot for Valtteri back then.
Iirc there was talk about a direct Bottas-Russell swap between Merc and Williams.
But Bottas signed his Sauber deal pretty quietly and announced it before anyone knew for sure that he would leave Mercedes.
Very refreshing to see a driver saying something like this!
Ouch.
Valtteri I love you bb but the real mistake is the hair
Heavy downvote. The hair is what got me through it.
Yeah, after his body issues and annorexia, seeing him vibe with the hair and stash and overall body shape has been absolutely beautiful to see. Fuck anyone who tries to control someone else's self expression.
I think the hair looks terrible aesthetically, but the look kind of wraps around due to the pure no fucks given and I end up actually loving it for him. I respect it. I couldn't pull it off, that's for certain.
