F1 star banned from releasing nude calendars by his team boss

A Formula 1 operator has been told helium can’t marque anymore nude calendars – but helium is allowed to support his ‘ugly mullet’.

Valtteri Bottas has been a fashionable look connected the F1 grid for implicit a decade, champion known for his clip arsenic Sir Lewis Hamilton’s teammate astatine Mercedes from 2017 to 2021.

He won 10 expansive prix successful that period, helping the Silver Arrows triumph 5 consecutive constructors’ titles.

After being dropped for George Russell, helium joined Alfa Romeo – present known arsenic Sauber – but it was announced astatine the extremity of 2024 that his declaration had not been renewed aft failing to people a azygous constituent each season.

The 35-year-old hasn’t said goodbye to F1 conscionable yet however, with Mercedes re-signing him successful December to enactment arsenic their reserve operator down Russell and Kimi Antonelli.

But arsenic good arsenic his occurrence connected the track, Bottas has won implicit fans with his eccentric behaviour disconnected it, highlighted by his distinctive blonde mullet and moustache.

Moreover, the Finn infamously showed a small excessively overmuch of himself successful the Netflix bid Drive to Survive and followed this up with posting pictures of himself swimming bare connected societal media.

It each culminated successful the operator releasing a nude calendar for foundation past year, appropriately titled ‘Bottass 2024’, which reportedly raised £121,000 for Prostate Cancer Research.

But if fans were hoping for a 2025 travel up, they’re going to beryllium bitterly disappointed arsenic Mercedes squad main Toto Wolff has revealed he’s asked Bottas to code down immoderate of his antics.

‘We are Mercedes, truthful possibly the nude calendar is not connected anymore,’ Wolff told RacingNews365.

‘So we’ve said that, but we request to support him authentic. And if helium wants to support the disfigured mullet, past helium should!’

As reserve driver, Bottas volition beryllium acceptable to measurement successful astatine immoderate fixed clip if Russell oregon Antonelli are incapable to contention and portion helium whitethorn not beryllium making anymore calendars Wolff is hopeful the Finn tin mentor Mercedes’ newest star.

There is simply a batch of unit connected Antonelli up of his rookie F1 season, with the 18-year-old chosen to regenerate the astir palmy operator of each clip Hamilton who has joined Ferrari.

‘Part of the relation of Valtteri volition beryllium to person a look connected Kimi,’ Wolff added.

‘Be determination to coach, beryllium determination to person an oculus connected what’s happening connected the track. And Kimi is going to larn from Valtteri and from George.’

The 2025 F1 play gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix connected March 16.

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