In Picture: Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas of Kick Sauber F1 Team - Source: Getty Images
With the announcement of Gabriel Bortoleto's arrival, Alfa Romeo has confirmed its new line-up for the 2025 F1 season. The signing of Bortoleto means Valtteri Bottas will have to make way after Sauber decided to part ways with Zhou Guanyu earlier after signing Nico Hulkenberg.
Bottas and Guanyu joined the Sauber team in 2022 and raced together for three back-to-back years. Their departures mean that Kick Sauber will have an entirely new line-up next season.
As the announcement was made, Ruth Buscombe, a former Alfa Romeo strategist shared an emotional post paying tribute to Bottas and Guanyu. Buscombe, now an F1 TV presenter, once called race strategies for the driver duo at Sauber.
"It was an honor and a privilege to call strategy for @valtteribottas and @zhouguanyu24 at Alfa. Thank you for every undercut, every overcut, every stayout, every box, every mistake you forgave, every team order you followed without questioning, every second of race time you cost Aston in that final race, every point you earned (or took away with a fastest lap, or that count back position in Imola that ultimately counted for that P6."
