Bottas denies Cadillac seat rumors ahead of Monaco GP

Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas has forcefully dismissed widespread speculation that his race seat with the Cadillac Formula 1 team is under threat, describing the rumours as "complete bullshit." The Finnish driver, in his first full-time season since returning to the grid with the new constructor, addressed the media directly to quash the stories that emerged following a difficult weekend for him at the Canadian Grand Prix.

The speculation began after Bottas was significantly outpaced by his teammate, Sergio Perez, during the Montreal event. Perez was nearly a second quicker in both Sprint and Grand Prix qualifying sessions and secured Cadillac's best result of its debut campaign with an 11th-place finish in the Sprint race. Bottas finished the Grand Prix four laps down, while Perez retired due to a suspension failure.

Meeting reporters in Monaco, Bottas expressed familiar frustration with the paddock rumour mill. "It's not the first time I've faced those kind of rumours," he said. "It's a bit of a shame that somebody just makes up complete bullshit, but that's normal in this sport. I know my situation, the team knows my situation, and they support me 100...