Bottas bared all in the fundraising product, with the idea stemming from a photo he shared of him swimming naked in a river whilst away on holiday in Colorado last year. The 34-year-old then returned to the same area along with photographer, and close friend, Paul Ripke in August to conduct an almost-professional photoshoot.
Speaking to Speedcafe about how his mother reacted to the calendar, he explained: “I did get a message from my mum asking ‘What is this?’. She doesn’t really understand English that well, and she had seen some videos I had posted. She was quite confused and protective, asking me ‘Are you sure that’s the path you want to go’.
“So I explained the charity thing, and it’s fine. Everything has been positive. I have had questions, people asking me ‘Why did you do that? Why do you want to show your *ss?’ But then when I explained the charity aspect, people got it, and we had so much fun, as you can imagine, taking those pictures.”
