EXCLUSIVE: The rude wake-up that nearly saw Valtteri Bottas race at the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Valtteri Bottas tells Crash.net just how close he came to replacing the ill George Russell in Baku.

October 2, 2025 from Crash
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