Valtteri Bottas has spent his midsummer break in Finland the only way he knows how, by taking his kit off.
Formula 1 fans are getting increasingly used to seeing the Alfa Romeo driver in his natural element, and this season is no different.
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Posting a shot from behind of him strolling through a stream in the nude, he captioned it ‘happy midsummer’.
His old team Mercedes were quick to reply, writing: “Cracking shot, VB” while his Alfa teammate Zhou Guanyu simply commented with a face palm emoji.
It’s not the first time Bottas has attempted to break the internet with a naked shot, with a previous effort becoming so iconic that Lewis Hamilton got a signed copy.
The two former teammates linked up last season for the handover, with Hamilton in hysterics saying: “Not that I don’t have stuff to remember you by… but what were you doing?!”
There is a heartwarming side to things too, with Bottas selling 5,000 of the prints in 24 hours, raising £43,000 for charity.
The 10-time race-winner had previously debuted his bare behind on Netflix’s Drive to Survive, having a sauna back home with his trainer ‘Finnish style’.
That set the groundwork for his money making charity shot, but even Bottas himself was a bit surprised by the success.
“I was seeing some photos of people taking pictures, some have it in their living room or kitchen or bedroom,” he said.
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“What is incredible is that’s like the power of social media. Like we got €50,000 for charity in 24 hours with a picture of somebody’s bum like this.
“It’s crazy. I don’t quite get it. But, you know, we make good.”