The Formula 1 It is one of the categories that moves the most money worldwide. Billions of dollars come in through sponsors, TV rights and tickets. However, as much goes in, much comes out: the maintenance/repair of the cars also represents a millionaire’s investment.
In The maximum, teams are the ones who take care of everything. However, in its early stages, it is the pilots plus their families who shoulder all these expenses. The SportingNews reviews not only his sporting history Valtteri Botasbut also his heritage, contracts and passions outside the world of motorsport.
Valtteri Bottas: the years in the army that strengthened him to reach Formula 1
To get to what he became (driver with twelve wins and 10 seasons in The maximum), Valtteri Botas had a long journey. What started with karting at the age of 6 continued in Formula Renault, Formula 3 Euroseries and the GP3 series until he reached F1 in 2013, at the hands of Williams.
However, this race had a pit stop at the age of 18. Like all Finns, Bottas was forced to join the Army and receive military training. The Alfa Romeo driver served “distinction and leadership”earning his grade Cape.
“I felt that it turned me from a boy to a man. For sure you learn more about yourself. you also learn to work well with a team and the benefit of being able to collaborate for something bigger like a team”, projection.
And he continued: “I didn’t really learn the driving skills there, but I learned to shoot and start fires in -30 degrees during the Finnish winter. Of course, I incorporated some kind of discipline as well as a lot of great experiences and it definitely put things in place.”
The support of the hamburger restaurant that paid tribute to him
for motor sports they need a lot of money and the Bottas family didn’t have the necessary to fund such an expensive sport. For this reason, Valtteri himself went on the hunt for sponsors. The home of fast food Kiosk Bar He was one of his first collaborators.
In honor of the pilot, today this site sells a hamburger for 7.70 euros (double meat, onion, cheese, tomato and mayonnaise). Yes, the price is no accident: it corresponds to the 77 used by Bottas. This also has an explanation behind it: he always liked the 7, but it was used in 2013 by Kimi Raikkonen, another Finn.
Once he succeeded, Bottas ventured your own business of gastronomy: as a coffee fanatic he is a co-owner Kahiwa Coffee Roasting in Lahti, Finland. He is also recognized as an excellent homemade pizza cook.
The biathlon, his other passion
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Although being a Formula 1 driver is a 24/7 job, Valtteri Bottas finds time to practice other sports. And the one who caught him was biathlon, which combines athletics and cycling in the same event.
She has her own charity competition, which she participates in year after year. On his social networks he shows his progress and usually uploads pictures of himself training. It also entertains him to try other activities such as American football or Australian rugby.
Is Valtteri Bottas a millionaire?
As mentioned earlier, Valtteri Bottas grew up in a family working middle class. However, since his arrival at maximummanaged to make a good financial difference.
He is estimated to earn $10 million in the 2022 season. To this we must add what he has won since making his F1 debut in 2013: his assets would exceed 50 million
