1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has tipped 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas to make a r🍨eturn to Mercedes on⛎ a one-year deal for 2025.

Mercedes are still undecided on which driver will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell following Lewis Hamilton’s༺ shock swi🌌tch to Ferrari.

Hot prospect Andrea Kimi Antonelli is understood to be the front runner, while Toto Wolff remains hopeful he can persuade 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to leave Red Bull.

Carlos Sainz has been mentioned, although it’s unlikely the current Ferrari driver would want to take a one-year⛄ deal.

Another name in the mix is now Bottas.

Bottas spent five years at Merced🌠es before ไjoining Sauber for 2022.

The Finn led 🍃Sauber (under the Alfa Romeo guise) to their best championship finish of sixth in 2022 with a run of strong results in the first part of the season.

Since then, the Swiss-based outfit has st💟ruggled for development, meaning they’ve slipped back in the pecking order.

Speaking on Sky Sports F1, Villeneuve made an outlandish claim that ﷺBottas will likely return to Mercedes to give Antonel♎li the chance to make his debut with a lesser team.

Villeneuve was asked for his thoughts on the 2025 F1 driver market, he said: “Williams [for Sainz]. Nobody really wants to go there [Haas]. The ones that are without a drive will jump at it. I guess Bottas will go to Mercedes. They want a driver for one year. So who do they take? They take a driver who ꧋will tak♌e a one-year deal, knows the team, experience, and prepare the seat for Antonelli.”

“And then Toto will have to pay a team to put Antonelli som🐈ewhere 🐷for a year.”

Karun Chandhok added afterwards: “I think Ollie Bearman will be at Haas. The team rate him highly. The second seat is up for grabs but Ocon is on the𒁃 market. I am sure Bottas, Zhou, they’re knocking on the door, so one of those.

“I am interested i🎉n Jacques theory - I haven’t heard that before, the Bottas one. Maybe you know somethi♒ng we don’t?

Villeneuve con💫cluded: “No, no. It’s just a feelin🅘g.”