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Bottas admits Alpine option before Cadillac deal

Aug.30 Valtteri Bottas says his path back to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac was already mapped out long before this week's official announcement in New York. The 35-year-old Finn, who struggled through his final season with Sauber in 2024 and has spent this year as Mercedes' reserve, suddenly found himself back at the centre of silly season chatter. Even Alpine was chasing his signature. 'It's been a wild week,' Bottas smiled at Zandvoort, speaking to Viaplay. Rumours suggest the deal was done long ago – something Bottas does not deny. 'The first talks were actually a couple of years ago,' he revealed. 'We have been in touch ever since. 'At the beginning of the year, we started...
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