Valtteri Bottas has insisted he is “not done yet” in Formula 1 after he failed to finish his final race for Kick Sauber in Abu Dhabi, while his team mate Zhou Guanyu limped home 13th.
With Kick Sauber opting for a whole new driver line up in 2025, Bottas and Zhou both knew this was a chance to leave a lasting impression, and one that might see them come back into contention for race seats in the future.
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But for Bottas, his race went downhill on the very first lap. After a brilliant qualifying that saw him start ninth, he got tangled up behind some cars, before finding himself in the midst of a ‘three into one’ situation that saw him make contact with Sergio Perez’s Red Bull. As well as picking up damage and dropping places, he was handed a 10-second time penalty.
“Definitely not the ideal finish but these things happen, it’s racing,” Bottas said. “Not the first time, everything just went wrong since Lap 1.
