Valtteri Bottas on his future in Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas is hoping to do enough to impress Mercedes in 2020 so much that they sign him on for the 2021 season. The Finn has been performing well but will be looking to impress even further to ensure he keeps his seat for future seasons. 

“That’s my aim, for sure. Because I do enjoy working with this team. So I try to do that for sure,” Bottas told Autosport.

“But I think it still could be interesting, even from my side, I’m also running out of contract next year.

“I’ll be keen to see if there’s any other opportunities and whatever. We’ll see next year and you never know what’s going to happen in six months time. Lots of things can happen, but it will be interesting.

“Obviously my aim is to make it a no-brainer decision for the team and hopefully more than one year on paper.”

Plans for 2021

Mercedes' future in the sport is uncertain but it seems likely that they will still be around in 2021. Bottas is hoping to perform in 2020 and keep his seat at the best team in the sport. 

“You do want to be in a good position as you can. Now it’s time to perform well until, you know, all the talks start," he said. 

“It’s always part of F1 and normal in this sport, but I just need to keep doing what I’m doing now and keep enjoying it and getting those results.”

It will be interesting to see what happens and if Lewis Hamilton and Bottas stay at the team or if they decide to bring in some younger drivers.