Components One star Valtteri Bottas has taken the distinctive resolution to cycle to the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.
The vast majority of drivers are inclined to journey to races on personal jets, however Bottas, 37, has snubbed that choice to take his personal route throughout Asia.
The Finnish driver crashed out of Sunday’s chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix, which was held in Malaysia attributable to safety issues within the Center East, and he should make up 350km (217 miles) to get to Singapore.
Bottas started his odyssey shortly after the race completed in Malaysia, and he has been documenting it on social media.
The 37-year-old has shared a number of movies and snaps, together with one which was captioned: ‘Taking the trail much less travelled (and possibly a bit longer).’
In one other submit on X, Bottas posted a video of him biking at night time and added: ‘Yea I am driving to Singapore.
Valtteri Bottas has taken the distinctive resolution to cycle to the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend
‘On the gravel roads much less travelled with my new @canyon_bikes Grail CFR. See you there.’
Bottas is travelling alongside his companion Tiffany Cromwell, who’s an expert bicycle owner from Australia, and must make it there by Thursday to fulfil his media commitments.
The journey is off-road and on gravel, and on Monday, in the course of the second day of Bottas’ cycle, he lined 161.91km throughout practically six hours.
It’s an uncommon approach to journey to a race for an F1 driver, but it’s maybe no shock that Bottas is endeavor it given he has historical past of finishing cycling-related endeavours, typically with Cromwell.
This included him qualifying for the Gravel World Championships after coming fifth in an off-road qualifying occasion within the Czech Republic in the course of the summer time.
Nonetheless, provided that occasion comes this weekend, he will likely be unable to compete.
Previously, he has additionally taken half in gravel races, whereas he’s recognized to be concerned with FNLD GRVL, a yearly race in his native Finland.
Bottas has ten wins in his F1 profession, however he has endured a troublesome 2026 season with Cadillac after spending final yr as Mercedes’ reserve driver.
After 16 races, the 37-year-old is but to attain some extent and he has failed to complete eight of these.
