Next season too, drivers are on standby to fill in, with new Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas being one of them. But perhaps the Finn will even feature on behalf of McLaren or Williams in 2025.

Valtteri Bottas’ chances of returning to the F1 grid ... Mercedes have a long-standing arrangement with customer teams McLaren and Williams which enables them to share Mercedes’ reserve ...

Valtteri Bottas’ chances of making a return to the ... Mercedes’ reserve driver Mick Schumacher was made available to Williams and McLaren as part of a sharing arrangement.

McLaren does not have a nominated reserve but its relationship with Mercedes means it has had its reserve drivers as back-ups ...

Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas backed Lewis Hamilton in the F1 GOAT debate over the likes of Mika Hakkinen & Michael ...

As mid-season changes have shown in the past, being a backup can sometimes be the fastest way back into an F1 seat. Here’s a ...

Antonelli was rated as the stronger option compared to Valtteri Bottas, who has returned to his former team as a test and ...

Valtteri Bottas doubts Mercedes would block him from pursuing a permanent comeback to Formula 1 should an opening arise ...

Valtteri Bottas could be back on the Formula One grid ... However, Bottas' services will also be available to two other teams, McLaren and Williams, providing their needs do not clash with the ...

Valtteri Bottas - Williams Martini Racing [2015] With Ferrari and Renault-engined rivals closing the gap to Mercedes in power terms, Williams were unable to retain its ‘best of the rest ...