Valtteri Bottas delivers reaction when asked about Sauber team’s new name in Formula 1

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One of the biggest talking points during the Formula 1 off-season has been Sauber’s new name and driver Valtteri Bottas has now shared his reaction.

Alfa Romeo will no longer be on the grid in 2024, with Sauber signing a new sponsorship deal to tide them over for the next two years.

Speaking to The Project’s YouTube channel, Valtteri Bottas was talking about a variety of topics.

While the majority of drivers have been enjoying their winter break and preparing for the 2024 season, Bottas has taken a different route.

The Finn is preparing to take part in the Gravel World Series and has been Down Under for weeks now.

He’s been riding his bike around Australia as he looks forward to racing on two-wheels as well as four in 2024.

Meanwhile, his team have been making lots of changes as well ahead of next season.

One of those is the branding of the manufacturer, with Sauber set to enter F1 with a new name in 2024 and Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will have to quickly learn their team’s new moniker.

It’s not the most straightforward name on the grid and plenty of F1 purists are unlikely to call them anything but Sauber.

Thankfully, it will get a lot more straightforward when the 2026 season rolls around.

Bottas reacts to Sauber’s new name

Asked about the fact that Sauber will be known as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber in 2024, Bottas simply said: “Can you remind me, what’s the name again?”

The 34-year-old is no stranger to a tongue-in-cheek joke and he’ll have to learn which name to call them at different tracks.

Due to the nature of Stake’s business, the team won’t be allowed to use that name in every territory that they race in.

At some tracks, they’ll be known as Stake, while at other circuits they’ll be Kick.

Bottas’s reaction to Sauber’s new name reflects how many Formula 1 fans feel about the change.

They’re not the only team who might be known as something else this year.

AlphaTauri are set to announce a new name as well and only time will tell how well that goes down.