Method One driver Valtteri Bottas has raised $150,000 for males’s well being charity Movember after a ‘Bottass 2024’ calendar that includes pictures of him baring his bottom sped off the cabinets.

An preliminary run of 10,000, with €5 ($5.46) from every going to prostate most cancers analysis, swiftly bought out with extra printed.

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“Thanks a lot for all of the assist in November. With the donations and with the calendars we now have collectively raised a considerable quantity for @Movember,” Bottas introduced through social media on Thursday.

“Closing figures to be calculated within the subsequent days, however we’re speaking round $150k of funds raised!”

The Alfa Romeo driver had the calendar thought with photographer Paul Ripke after his companion and Australian bike owner Tiffany Cromwell took an image of Bottas mendacity bare in a stream in Aspen, Colorado.

That shot proved a success on Instagram and was bought for charity.

“I’ve had questions, folks asking me ‘Why did you do this? Why do you need to present your ass?'” Bottas advised speedcafe.com on the Las Vegas Grand Prix this month.

“However then once I defined the charity facet, folks acquired it, and we had a lot enjoyable, as you’ll be able to think about, taking these footage.”

Bottas stated his mom had some preliminary reservations, nevertheless.

“She does not actually perceive English that nicely, and he or she had seen some movies I had posted. She was fairly confused and protecting, asking me ‘Are you certain that is the trail you need to go?’ So I defined the charity factor, and it is high quality.”