Several IndyCar teams’ declare interest in Valtteri Bottas with ‘priority’ revealed

By | July 11, 2024

Several IndyCar teams’ declare interest in Valtteri Bottas with ‘priority’ revealed

 

Logan Sargeant may see a familiar face on the IndyCar grid next season, if the rumours are true, with “several teams” interested in signing F1 race winner Valtteri Bottas.

Although it is being widely claimed that Sargeant’s days in Formula 1 are numbered, there are a few more question marks – Williams and Audi-shaped ones – regarding Bottas.

F1 news: ‘Several teams’ reportedly interested in signing Valtteri Bottas

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher and Sam Cooper

The Finn made his Formula 1 debut back in 2013 with the Williams team and more than a decade later it is being speculated his career could go full circle.

Seeking to replace Sargeant after the American’s struggles in Formula 1, Williams turned to Carlos Sainz as their number one target and it was even suggested that the soon-to-be-former Ferrari driver was on the verge of signing.

That, though, was scuppered when Alpine put a rival offer on the table while for the three-time Grand Prix winner

Sainz’s indecision has led to Williams looking for a Plan B, team boss James Vowles confirming “yes” he does have one, and that is said to be

However, should Sainz block his chances of staying on the grid, either at Williams or Audi, Bottas could find a home in America’s IndyCar series.

According to French publication  the 10-time F1 Grand Prix winner “could bounce back in IndyCar where several teams have expressed their interest in him, but F1 remains his priority.”

As for Bottas, he told the media at Silverstone, including PlanetF1.com, that plans for his future are progressing in a positive manner.

“I feel like things are starting to progress and get closer, I think in a good way, hopefully,” he said. “But, still have nothing to announce here and nothing has been signed but progressing.

“I think I’m in a good position. Some people in the paddock still, luckily, know what I can do, what are my strengths to be part of a team. But it takes time finalising things to be 100


% confident.

 

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