Why is Valtteri Bottas Wearing a Blue Suit Instead of His Black Mercedes F1 Suit in Abu Dhabi? What are the Intricate Details on the Suit?

This weekend at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas will compete in his final race for Mercedes. Having been with the Silver Arrows since 2017, he has decided to do something special.

Seeing that drivers always do something special with their helmets at the final race of the season, Bottas has taken it one step further. For the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Finnish driver has made a special race suit.

 Valtteri Bottas reveals stunning new race suit for the Abu Dhabi GP

The Finn is preparing for his final race for the Brackley-based team at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before he goes to Alfa Romeo for next season.

In order to make his last race more special, Bottas has ditched the black overalls, and gone for a blue one with white stripes, paying homage to his country’s national flag. Additionally, next to his race number and name there is a Finnish flag. One detail that caught the eye of the F1 community is an inspiring message which says, “Never give up.”

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Bottas decides his helmet to Mercedes for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The number 77 driver will part ways with the Toto Wolff-led team at the end of this weekend. Having been with the team for almost five years, Bottas has had some memorable times with the Silver Arrows. Hence, he has dedicated his race helmet showing off the moments he and Mercedes shared over the years.

He said, “Hey guys we are in Abu Dhabi for the final race of me with Mercedes. So I thought it would be appropriate to make a special helmet to thank Mercedes for the five years together. My Stilo helmet is designed by Tiffany Cromwell, there is a lot of nice details and pictures of all the great moments that we have had together, and also give an explanation with a text, also nice details. And then at the end of the race, I am going to mark whatever we have achieved together in terms of points, podiums, wins all that.”

“Yeah, it’s going to be an emotional one on Sunday, and will be proud wearing this as a thank you to Mercedes. And obviously, I have a great chance now to thank you for all the support in these five years that I have been with Mercedes, the support really meant a lot and has kept me going; helped me to bounce back after difficult times. So thank you very much, and I hope you can still support me in the future even though I am going to be in a different team. For now take care, and see you guys soon,” Bottas explained

Sunday’s much-anticipated race will see Bottas start P6 for his final race for Mercedes. Where do you think Valtteri will finish the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? Let us know in the comments below.

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