SUMMARY
- Valtteri Bottas gained attention recently due to his nude calendar and the widely shared naked photos that have become popular online.
- The race-winner enjoys drinking beer, making wine, and participating in cycling championships alongside his successful F1 career.
Formula 1 has witnessed its increasing popularity every single season, especially with the dominance with which Red Bull has been leading the sport. And while all the drivers take the opportunity of being away from the tracks to train for the new season or spend time with their families, Valtteri Bottas has chosen the thrill of racing yet again for his holidays.
The Finnish driver has recently made a lot of noise mainly for his nude calendar and the infamous nude pictures that have gone viral all over the internet. Being known for his many antics including his love for skinny-dipping and many more including his love for cycling.
As much as the race-winner enjoys drinking a good beer or making his very own wine, he has shown an interest in riding cycles and taking part in championships. Until now, he has shown more focus in his F1 career even after leaving Mercedes but has held onto his love for cycling.
Valtteri Bottas prepares to join the UCI Gravel World Championships
While many drivers believe in taking a break from racing completely, it seems Bottas and the three-time champion, Max Verstappen have a lot in common as they indulge in different streams of championships and racing. As the holiday season started, the Dutchman started Sim Racing with his Redline Sim Racing team.
Meanwhile, the Finnish driver prepped for a new championship to participate in. Until now the Alfa Romeo driver has shown heavy interest in cycling and has also once started his weekend during the season by tripping and falling off his cycle.
Valtteri Bottas plans to pull World Championship double duty in 2024 with a push for the cycling UCI Gravel World Championships.
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— PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1) December 24, 2023
While Bottas is known for his many qualities including his win brand where he emerged into the process of winemaking and also released nude calendars to raise and donate money for Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Nonetheless, one of his many talents only comes out in the holidays when he has all the time on his hands to take his bicycle for a spin.
While there is no doubt that drivers have a rather competitive personality, Bottas has now taken it up a notch by participating in the UCI Gravel World Championships in 2024. He will be managing the duties of both the championships, driving for Alfa Romeo and at the UCI Gravel World Championships.
Valtteri Bottas makes headlines after winning race as Duff Man
While it is only obvious just how much Bottas enjoys riding around on his bicycles despite having gotten into accidents while doing so. Nonetheless, nothing stopped the driver when he participated in a 100-mile bicycle race in Colorado dressed as Duff Man from the popular animated show, The Simpsons.
Duff man did the SBT HLL CLMB 🍻
Duff Man won the costume competition 🍻
Duff Man won amount of his weight in beer and Duff Man donated all of it to the people attending @sbtgrvl as spectators or competitors 🍻
Cheers!#VB77 #DuffMan #Colorado
🎥 @ThomasMaheux pic.twitter.com/uaFmprds7E— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) August 19, 2023
After driving as the Duff Man for the race which prized their winner with beer equalling their weight, Bottas stopped at nothing to put on his costume and win the race to take home litres of beer for himself. He was quoted by Crash.net saying, “The prize for the best costume was you win your weight in beer, and I wanted to win the prize,”
It seemed that was when Bottas had found his true potential and the inspiration and drew him closer to the race finish, the huge barrels of beer.