Bottas impresses in insane cycling challenge across Mediterranean Sea

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13:00, 09 Sep 2024

On his week off from racing, Stake F1 team driver Valtteri Bottas took part in an insane challenge cycling across the Mediterranean Sea for 24 hours. The driver took to Instagram to share his experience.

How did Bottas cycle across the sea?

Bottas and a team of three completed a sea cycle in honour of The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, which focuses on preventing incidents through education about open water safety.

The driver and his team left Corsica on Friday morning and arrived 22 hours later in Monaco, having completed their journey on a water bike. The driver took to Instagram to share his epic photos.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Bottas impresses in insane cycling challenge across Mediterranean Sea

How did Bottas cycle across the sea?

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