Axed F1 star issues UPDATE on Red Bull transfer

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Axed F1 star issues UPDATE on Red Bull transfer

An axed F1 star was recently connected to a Red Bull move

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Monday 16 December 2024 13:59

An axed Formula 1 star has issued an update on a potential Red Bull transfer in 2025.

The 2024 season saw multiple stars lose their seats, including Daniel Ricciardo who was brutally sacked from VCARB following the Singapore GP and replaced by Liam Lawson.

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Rival teams have also invested in youth for 2025, with Ollie Bearman and Gabriel Bortoleto joining Haas and Sauber respectively.

As a result, Kevin Magnussen and Valtteri Bottas will depart from their teams to make way for these younger drivers with both F1 veterans failing to earn a seat elsewhere on the grid.

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However, fans of Bottas received hope that the Finn could make a shock move to Red Bull following a recent error on the F1 store website.

Bottas’ name was spotted alongside Red Bull’s merchandise on the store, with the filter options displaying ‘Valtteri Bottas’ under Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s names.

Red Bull bosses are expected to make a decision regarding Perez’s future after a woeful season from the Mexican driver, and an early end to his contract looks likely.

The mistake led to some speculating that Bottas could be Verstappen’s team-mate in 2025, however the former Mercedes driver has since clarified whether there is any truth to these rumours.

Valtteri Bottas was recently linked with shock Red Bull move

"Yes, I got some messages this week like, ‘are you going to Red Bull?'"

"I said ‘not that I know’," Bottas explained to the media.

"So, it’s, you know, it’s all the rumours."

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has further clarified the drivers on the shortlist to replace Perez, with Bottas nowhere to be found.

VCARB stars Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda are the two candidates touted to join Verstappen next season, with the Japanese driver competing for Red Bull during the end of season Abu Dhabi tyre test.

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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