Ahead of the Qatar GP, the veteran driver spoke about his future in F1 and what his motorsports moves in 2025 could be.

Valtteri Bottas says he is nearing an agreement to return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year after Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, announced he was leaving.

Mick Schumacher is leaving the Mercedes Formula 1 team to “pursue new opportunities,” according to an announcement released by the team ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix. Schumacher spent two years in that role, after being released by Haas after spending two years as a full-time driver for the team.

Mick Schumacher will leave his role of Mercedes Formula One reserve driver at the end of the season to pursue opportunities elsewhere, the team said on Thursday.The 25-year-old son of seven-times world champion Michael has been reserve for the past two years since losing his seat at Haas.

Mercedes has announced that Mick Schumacher has decided to exit his position as the Formula 1 team's reserve driver, with

Mick Schumacher was hired by Mercedes as their Formula 1 reserve driver after he was axed by former team Haas but the German has now chosen to walk away from that role

Mick Schumacher will depart Mercedes at the end of 2024; Schumacher has been the teams reserve driver for the last two seasons; watch Qatar GP Sprint weekend from Friday at 1.30pm, with Sprint Qualifying at 5.

Valtteri Bottas says he is nearing an agreement to return to Mercedes as its reserve driver next year after Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, announced he was leaving

Valtteri Bottas will compete at next year’s Race of Champions as he eyes new racing opportunities after missing out on an F1 seat for next year. Bottas, who has been an ever-present on the F1 grid since 2013,

Mick Schumacher is leaving his role as Mercedes’ reserve driver at the end of the 2024 Formula One season and Valtteri Bottas confirmed Thursday that he is in talks about the position. Mercedes announced Schumacher’s eventual departure on Thursday.

Valtteri Bottas is in advanced talks to make a return to Mercedes as their reserve driver for next season following Mick Schumacher's departure from the role - a move that Lewis Hamilton would seemingly approve of.