Ricciardo pokes fun at Bottas after being exposed in Drive To Survive

The McLaren driver has commented on the bizarre scene of Valtteri Bottas in a sauna during season three of Netflix's F1 hit-series Drive to Survive.

21 March 2021

Daniel Ricciardo had a light-hearted jab at Valtteri Bottas following Netflix's latest season of Drive to Survive when the Formula 1 world got to see a lot more of the Mercedes driver than they were prepared for. Episode three of the series, Nobody's Fool, focused on Bottas' rivalry with teammate Lewis Hamilton but it was overshadowed by a strange nude scene at the start of the story. Bottas was filmed during a sauna scene with agent and mentor Ville Ahtiainen while they were in Finland which shocked many F1 fans. Ricciardo has since commented on the images that went viral.

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Imagine I’m not the first to comment on it 😆 but still not sure how I feel about seeing ALL of Bottas in DTS 🙈 — Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) March 20, 2021

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I guess it’s the birth of Bottass. Dammit we’re immature 😄 All I’d recommend is a tan. Was sunglasses sorta stuff. Otherwise, fair play lad. — Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) March 20, 2021

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