sport news F1 star Aussie Valtteri Bottas unleashes his inner bogan by doing circle work ... trends now

View
comments

Valtteri Bottas has taken his appreciation for all things Australian to a new level by becoming the latest Formula 1 driver to take a V8 Supercar for a spin.

From sporting a mullet to drinking VB in a singlet, the Finnish wears his love for Australia proudly on his sleeve so the sight of him behind the steering wheel of a Bathurst 1000 winner seems a logical next step.

Bottas, who won the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, was a special guest at the annual Adelaide Motorsport Festival and drove the Holden Commodore around South Australia’s former Formula One and current V8 Supercars circuit.

The former Mercedes driver took to the track in a Holden VF Commodore V8 Supercar – the same car which won the 2016 Bathurst 1000 with Will Davison and Jono Webb at the wheel - performing a donut on the front straight in front of the crowd.

While Bottas cameo was an exhibition, footage from inside the cockpit shows the Formula 1 veteran is not afraid to put his foot down on the gas, despite slippery conditions on the track and his unfamiliarity with the car.