Valtteri Bottas is known for many things – his unique mustache and well-known Instagram posts that were turned into calendars for fans. Bottas started his November with a full shave that shocked many but that was not the highlight of his November as he took the month as an opportunity to support men’s mental health awareness.
Bottas first gained popularity in Formula 1 thanks to his Mercedes contract alongside Lewis Hamilton which he held onto for almost 4 years. He teamed up with the seven-time champion and helped him gain as many race wins and points as possible. His contribution at Mercedes was enough for him to be known as ‘Lewis Hamilton’s best teammate.’
Valtteri Bottas raises $150K for Movember
After shifting to Alfa Romeo, Valtteri has become quite a sensation for his Instagram posts which is one of the many things that Bottas is known for. His nude pictures that he posts on the internet have gone pretty viral and soon it became one of the many things that he does for the entertainment of his fans.
The Finnish driver is known to have many interests, from making his very own wine and joining the process of creating it to his love for nature traveling. However, last month, the driver was one of the only ones who talked about men’s mental health and raised awareness about “Movember” by donating to the cause.
The last day of @Movember ✔️
Thank you so much for all the support in November. With the donations and with the calendars we have together raised a substantial amount for @Movember – meaning WE have really helped and will effect and save many people’s lives 🙏
Final figures to… pic.twitter.com/oXCs2Qm1ly
— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) November 30, 2023
Bottas has made headlines for either falling off a cycle or shaving off all of his facial hair but this time he had good intentions behind his actions. He shaved off his beard to stand in support of men’s mental health and also sold calendars with pictures of him nude on them to raise funds for the cause.
After spending the entire month working hard to collect donations soon it paid off as the driver finally posted on Twitter with the caption, The last day of Movember.
“Thank you so much for all the support in November. With the donations and with the calendars we have together raised a substantial amount for Movember– meaning WE have really helped and will affect and save many people’s lives Final figures to be calculated in the next days, but we are talking around $150k of funds raised!”
The post was also shared by Lewis Hamilton on his stories congratulating his teammate for the huge achievement.
Lewis Hamilton receives a unique gift from Valtteri Bottas
Although Valtteri Bottas participated in “Movember” to raise awareness for men’s mental health by making his nude pictures into a calendar that he could sell and raise funds out of there is one driver on the grid who got the opportunity to have a framed picture from the Alfa Romeo driver himself to hang on his house walls.
.@LewisHamilton, Valterri Bottas and Toto Wolff welcomed back to team headquarters after Mercedes won its eighth consecutive Constructors’ Championship 🏆
(via @MercedesAMGF1) pic.twitter.com/4N5EDXv7Pf
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 17, 2021
Every year, Formula 1 conducts the Secret Santa where drivers get random names that they have to get gifts for and the driver who received the gift has to guess who it is from. After brainstorming for a long time, Bottas came up with the idea to give one of his framed nude pictures to Lewis Hamilton. There is no doubt that Hamilton quickly guessed who the gift was from and expressed how grateful he was to receive one.