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valtteribottas

Valtteri Bottas

@F1 driver for @cadillacf1

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For me, “What’s next?” has become something deeper than a question. It’s a mindset. It means believing in the opportunities in the future, rather than worrying about the past.

So when people ask me about comeback…
I don’t think of it as returning.
I think of it as continuing.
I’m not looking back.
I’m looking ahead.
With peace.
With SISU.
With joy.

With one simple question:
What’s next?


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When destiny calls...
Meet the Cadillac Formula 1 Team drivers.


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250 and counting 🏁


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250 and counting 🏁


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250 and counting 🏁


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@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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3 hours ago

@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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@valtteribottas on his start in racing: “I was six years old. Little Valtteri. No mullet yet. Just a blonde bowl cut. Straight across the forehead. Not great.

It was a normal day. I was out shopping with my father. Groceries or something. Boring. We were driving back home, and I saw this sign on the side of the road that said Go-Kart Championship.

I don’t even think I knew what it meant. We were not a racing family. My dad cleaned industrial warehouses. But for some reason, the sign called out to me.

I begged my dad to turn around and take me to the track.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said no. Maybe I would be a plumber. Or an underwear model.

But he turned around.

When I saw all the kids flying around the track, it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. It was like Mario Kart, but it was actually real. I couldn’t wait to get in the seat. Only one problem. Big problem. I was small. I couldn’t reach the pedals. Damn.

‘Do you have an extra small kart?’

‘That is the extra small kart.’

My father even went and got a pillow to put behind my back, and I was stretching and stretching my foot down to the floor….

‘Oh come on! Grow! I command you to grow!’

But I still couldn’t touch the gas pedal.

I remember I was so sad because it was the late autumn, right before the start of the Finnish winter. When you’re a kid, time goes by 10 times more slowly, right? So I was thinking, ‘My god, I just want to fall asleep for the next four months like a bear.’

Every morning.… ‘Dad, did I get taller? I think I felt a centimeter in the night.’” (Quote continued in comments, full story at the link in bio)


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Saturday thru the lens of @shafik 📸


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Sprint + Qualifying Day 🇺🇸


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Good to be back 🇺🇸🏁


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Good to be back 🇺🇸🏁


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Good to be back 🇺🇸🏁


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Good to be back 🇺🇸🏁


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To celebrate race week with @ValtteriBottas, one lucky winner will snag a signed poster, signed hat, and a pair of Tecovas boots customized with exclusive Valtteri Bottas brands.

Make sure you are following @Tecovas and @ValtteriBottas and leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 5/3 at 11:59 PM CST.


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To celebrate race week with @ValtteriBottas, one lucky winner will snag a signed poster, signed hat, and a pair of Tecovas boots customized with exclusive Valtteri Bottas brands.

Make sure you are following @Tecovas and @ValtteriBottas and leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 5/3 at 11:59 PM CST.


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To celebrate race week with @ValtteriBottas, one lucky winner will snag a signed poster, signed hat, and a pair of Tecovas boots customized with exclusive Valtteri Bottas brands.

Make sure you are following @Tecovas and @ValtteriBottas and leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 5/3 at 11:59 PM CST.


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To celebrate race week with @ValtteriBottas, one lucky winner will snag a signed poster, signed hat, and a pair of Tecovas boots customized with exclusive Valtteri Bottas brands.

Make sure you are following @Tecovas and @ValtteriBottas and leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 5/3 at 11:59 PM CST.


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To celebrate race week with @ValtteriBottas, one lucky winner will snag a signed poster, signed hat, and a pair of Tecovas boots customized with exclusive Valtteri Bottas brands.

Make sure you are following @Tecovas and @ValtteriBottas and leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 5/3 at 11:59 PM CST.


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Friday is here 🇺🇸


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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Miami Special for this weekend 🇺🇸

Designed by @tiffanycromwell this helmet is inspired by 1990s Miami — bold colours, loud energy, and the Memphis design movement that defined the era.

It brings everything together: classic Miami tones, Memphis patterns, my race number in Comic Sans, and yes… a pink Cadillac.

Full 90s nostalgia, right where it belongs — on track in Miami!


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90’s Miami Dreaming 😍


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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“My whole identity was the car.”

Just like you, @valtteribottas was going absolutely crazy with no @f1 for the last month.

So he wrote about …. everything. (Link in bio) • 📸: @alastair.staley, @cadillacf1


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