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Valtteri Bottas has returned to the Mercedes family this year after being dropped by the Stake F1 team following the 2024 season.
Valtteri Bottas will drive a Mercedes car at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival this year as he returns to the German manufacturer following his exit from Stake at the end of the 2024 season. Before joining Stake, Bottas raced with Mercedes in F1 from 2017 to 2021. He is currently a reserve driver for Mercedes and aims to make a comeback to the grid in 2026. In preparation for his return, Bottas will also drive the DTM Mercedes 190E in March, a car with a racing history in events like the Bathurst 1000 and the Group A support race in Adelaide. Alongside other F1 personalities like Damon Hill, Alan Jones, Guenther Steiner, Thierry Boutsen, and David Brabham, Bottas will participate in the festival, held just before the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to kick off the 2025 F1 season.
