Valtteri Bottas insists grand prix wins are too ambitious in Audi’s first F1✨ season.

But he believes the new project can expect to score points regularly in🌟 their maiden🉐 year.

Nico Hulkenberg is Sauber's only confirmed driver next year before the team ful🐽ly evolves into Audi, the major German manufacturer who intend to make a splash, in 2026.

Bottas hopes to stay alongside Hulkenberg.

Audi’s entry is timed alongside the new Formula 1 engine reg🍎ul♒ations.

“I expect, realistical🐠♎ly, next year to still be difficult,” Bottas told Sky Sports.

“There won’t be miracles. You can’t put crazy🎃 effort into 2025 because of the big changes for 2026.

“From what I’ve seen, Audi ♛can be competitive in 2026. But it’s not going to be easy.

“It’s tough to jump into a new sport against the manufacturer💙s that have been here for such a long time.

“2026 can be good, but trying to win imme💫diately is a long shot. That’s the hard reality.

“To be scoring regularly is absolut♓ely realistic for a new team, from what I’vℱe seen.

“This is just guessing and speculation.”

Bottas explained why he has confidence: 𒐪“The rules re-set, the investme💛nt that Audi has put into the project, and the people.”

But for now, Sauber are at the back of the field.

Th🌱ey are the only F1 team in 2024 withou😼t a single point. Bottas and teammate Zhou Guanyu continue to struggle.

Bot♌tas said about their hopes for the rest of this year: “I a﷽m not expecting miracles. We have upgrades lined up for October.

“I don’t expect anything crazy but improvements can be ma꧟de.

“Scoring this year will be difficult.”

🌼For a driver of Bottas’ experience and stature, a point-less season would not look good on the CV.

“That would be, obviously, bad,” he said.

“I don’t know t🎃he history but it hasn’t happened that many times, for that many teams.

“If I look at how many points𓆏 I’ve scored in my career, it would b🐟e difficult.

“Unfortunately the opportunities, with each weeke𝓡nd, are getting less and less.”