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F1 Driver Valtteri Bottas Forced To Cancel Nude Calendar

Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas was forced to cancel his nude calendar after his new boss, Mercedes, told him to reign it in.

While the 35-year-old has spent the past three seasons with Alfa Romeo and Kick Sauber respectively, Bottas has rejoined Mercedes ahead of the 2025 season as a reserve driver.

Last year, the Finnish icon released the nude calendar, ‘Botass 2024’.

Bottas made a reported $242,000 from the cheeky calendar, and all proceeds were donated to Prostate Cancer Research.

However, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff suggested it’s time for Bottas to reign it in ahead of the 2025 season.

“We are Mercedes, so maybe the nude calendar is not on anymore,” he told R365.

“So we have said that, but we need to keep him authentic.”

Wolff did throw Bottas a bone, saying, “If he wants to keep the ugly mullet, then he should.”