Valtteri Bottas said Wednesday he thinks it is “funny” that four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has been rumoured to take his seat at Mercedes in 2021.
The Finnish driver,
who like six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is out of contract with Mercedes
at the end of this year, has got used to seeing his seat in peril.
“It’s the same as
every year for me,” Bottas told Sky Sports.
“I find it quite
funny that with not even a single race done, there’s been people getting my
seat. It made me laugh! So there’s no pressure from that side.
“I have my clear
goal for the season in my mind and that’s it. Things will then sort themselves
one way or another, whatever’s going to happen. I’ve no stress about that at
all.”
Vettel stunned
Formula One during the coronavirus lockdown by revealing he is quitting Ferrari
once the truncated 2020 campaign ends.
It is still unclear
whether or not the German will stay in the sport.
“It doesn’t get to
you,” Bottas added. “We’ve been very honest about what the situation is all the
time about contracts, and I got a pretty straight message that no, they’re not
considering Seb.
“So I said fine, no
worries then.”
The 2020 F1 season
will finally get underway in Austria with back-to-back races on July 5 and 12.