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Valtteri Bottas admits he was ‘happy’ to leave F1 team
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that Sauber, now known as Audi, was the F1 team he was happy to leave during his career. After spending the 2025 season as Mercedes’ reserve and third driver, he will race with Cadillac in the 2026 season. Bottas failed to score any points during his final season with Sauber, leading him to look forward to leaving the team the most. During a recent appearance on Hot Ones Versus with Sergio Perez, Bottas admitted that leaving Sauber brought him some relief, but he also had good memories with the team. Perez prodded Bottas to name the team he was most excited to leave, prompting Bottas to reveal that he was quite happy to part ways with Sauber (Stake F1 team) in the end.
