{"id":25339,"date":"2024-10-17T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=25339"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:52:10","slug":"bottas-i-would-make-a-strong-line-up-with-hulkenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/17\/bottas-i-would-make-a-strong-line-up-with-hulkenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottas: I would make a strong line-up with Hulkenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite several months of discussion, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/15\/valtteri-bottas-at-risk-of-losing-f1-seat-as-sauber-turn-to-youth\/\" target=\"_self\">Valtteri Bottas<\/a> and Sauber are yet to reach an agreement. The Finn has been trying to secure a multi-year contract with the Swiss team, but negotiations are proving very complex.<\/p>\n<h2>Contract talks between Bottas and Sauber stall<\/h2>\n<p>Speculation about Sauber&#8217;s 2025 driver line-up has gone on for several months now. As the only team without both drivers confirmed for next season, question marks continue to emerge about the future.<\/p>\n<p>Valtteri Bottas is still negotiating with the Swiss team, though a contract still hasn&#8217;t been signed.<\/p>\n<p>Though many factors are at play, the biggest question for Mattia Binotto is whether Audi want experience or youth. The other drivers fighting for the Sauber seat &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/02\/franco-colapinto-continues-in-contract-talks-with-sauber\/\" target=\"_self\">Franco Colapinto<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/09\/10\/bortoleto-receives-green-light-from-mclaren-to-join-sauber\/\" target=\"_self\">Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> &#8211; are young talents with great potential.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, Sauber must determine what their priorities are ahead of a critical transitional period.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_WF-N0bcRpJKOeumPBryNA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2172899994\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_WF-N0bcRpJKOeumPBryNA',sig:'jykvzKG8uJu2Yrgk1SJNRg3VZbXqfsDAazh78fQBWMI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2172899994',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Bottas makes the case for experience<\/h4>\n<p>As his future remains unknown, Valtteri Bottas told Auto Motor und Sport why Sauber should retain his services:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I know Nico [Hulkenberg] well because we meet often during our travels,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formulapassion.it\/f1\/f1-news\/bottas-pubblicita-audi-sauber-piloti-esperti-hulkenberg-buona-coppia\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he is quoted as saying<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He also lives in Monte Carlo like me and I think we would make a good pairing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In my opinion, the team needs experience at the moment and that obviously means having two experienced drivers as well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It would work well, and I think I would enjoy working with him.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the Singapore GP, the consensus was that Sauber would make a final choice on their 2025 line-up.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/09\/05\/mattia-binotto-sauber-will-decide-soon-on-2025-line-up\/\" target=\"_self\">despite having a large window to put pen to paper<\/a>, the Hinwil-based team are still weighing up their options.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that Bottas&#8217; abilities are well established, it seems unlikely they are waiting for a performance in the next few races to influence their verdict. It isn&#8217;t as though the C44 is a competitive machine anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason may be, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/09\/03\/binotto-sauber-cannot-hide-behind-poor-results\/\" target=\"_self\">Sauber are still unsure about how to move forward<\/a> with their drivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite several months of discussion, Valtteri Bottas and Sauber are yet to reach an agreement. The Finn has been trying to secure a multi-year contract with the Swiss team, but negotiations are proving very complex. Contract talks between Bottas and Sauber stall Speculation about Sauber&#8217;s 2025 driver line-up has gone on for several months now. 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