Bottas admits he ‘can’t do more’ with Kick Sauber’s car to ‘showcase’ why he deserves a seat in 2025

Valtteri Bottas believes that he “did the job” last time out in Mexico in terms of proving to Kick Sauber why he deserves to retain his seat in 2025, with the Finn admitting that he “can’t do more” with the car to showcase his abilities.

The 2024 campaign has been a tough one for the team, having so far failed to score any points with just four races remaining to break their duck. Despite this, Bottas previously spoke positively about the squad having seemingly taken a step forward after being able to fight with their rivals in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

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This comes as both Bottas and team mate Zhou Guanyu await news on their respective futures, with the team’s only confirmed driver for next season being Nico Hulkenberg ahead of their transition into Audi’s works outfit in 2026.

Asked during media day at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix if he was tired of facing questions on his future – and if there were any further updates on the situation – Bottas joked: “Yeah, a little bit tired about it! I’m sure you as well maybe!

“It’s usual – when there is no confirmation there [are] questions, and unfortunately the same situation this weekend. I’m still waiting, the ball is in their camp basically.

“I feel like I did the job in Mexico and at the moment I really can’t do more with this car and showcase more what I can do than what I’m doing at the moment, so all I can do is wait.”

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Sauber made headlines in the days prior to the F1 paddock heading to Brazil as some personnel changes were announced amid a continued restructure, with former Ferrari Head of Race Strategy and Sporting Inaki Rueda joining, as well as Giampaolo Dall’Ara as the team’s new Head of Racing Engineering.

Pushed on how much this could move the squad forwards, and if this is a journey he would still like to be a part of, Bottas explained: “I think [they are] very interesting and strong two additional people joining the team in different roles for next year.

“It just shows the commitment and still the restructuring of the team is happening all the time. Some changes are more visible, some less, but I think it shows that things are really happening for the future.

“Of course still I’m waiting for news from the team, I’ve shown always the interest to be part of the Audi project. Now I’m still waiting, that’s where we are now.”

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And when pushed on whether he is confident that he will get the answer he is hoping for some time soon, the 35-year-old added: “The thing with this sport is you never know what’s happening in the background.

“There’s always lots of politics involved; we are talking about a big corporate company, a big business as well. There’s many reasons behind decisions such as driver line-up. All I can do now is trust Mattia [Binotto] and his words, and then we’ll see.”