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'No more nude calendars'- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s huge request to an F1 driver

Mercedes Formula 1 team requested their Formula 1 driver to stop his nude calendars from the 2025 season. The driver was using them to get funds for his charity.

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff requested his F1 driver Valtteri Bottas to not release anymore nude calendars in 2025 season

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff request to F1 driver (Photograph: Instagram)

A Formula 1 driver has told not to do any more nude calendars as he will drive for Mercedes this season. As everybody thinks it is not George Russell or Kimi Antonelli, it is Mercedes reserve driver and mentor Valtteri Bottas who became an internet sensation for his bizarre pics and videos.

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is very concerned about this as he feels the brand value will get spoiled if he keeps doing his nude calendars. Last year Valtteri Bottas was racing for the Sauber F1 team and there he released a Nude F1 calendar. 

The 10-time Grand Prix winner was previously a Mercedes driver alongside Lewis Hamilton from the 2017 to 2021 seasons. He was one of the biggest reasons, the Silver Arrows won 5 consecutive constructors championships. He also played a significant role in helping Lewis Hamilton win the Formula 1 title against Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari.

He was dropped for George Russell in the 2022 season and after that, the Finn joined the Sauber F1 team and this year he and his ex-teammate were replaced by Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoelto. So he returned to his old team Mercedes as a reserve driver by replacing Mick Schumacher. He will be a mentor for George Russell and Kimi Antonelli with all his experience.

Toto Wolff's humble request

Upon his return, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has one huge request, which is hard for Bottas to follow. Toto says “We are Mercedes, so maybe the nude calendar is not on anymore. So we’ve said that, but we need to keep him authentic. And if he wants to keep the ugly mullet, then he should!”

'Bottass' Nude calendar is for a good reason

But Bottas released his nude calendar last year to raise funds for charity work. The calendar was titled ‘Bottass 2024’, which is to fund the treatment for prostate cancer. They raised around 121,000 Euros as a charity fund and he planned to do the same this year. But his boss has now stopped him from going nude again, so Bottas has to find an alternate plan to fund his charity.

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