A picture of Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo went viral, as the pair met at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California.<\/p>\n
However, it could be the pair\u2019s last meeting at the event, as Bottas<\/a> declared that he has no intention of going back. There were \u201ctoo many\u201d people for his liking.<\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas will not return to Coachella after Daniel Ricciardo meeting<\/p>\n Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Formula 1 had an impromptu pause in April ahead of a return to action at the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n During that break, Bottas was spotted at the Coachella Festival.<\/p>\n A picture generated huge buzz online as Bottas re-united with a familiar face of Formula 1\u2019s past, that being eight-time grand prix winner Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n The Perth native is a Ford Racing ambassador these days, following his retirement from racing, and was snapped alongside Bottas at Coachella.<\/p>\n In a Sky F1 social media clip, Bottas was asked about his visit to Coachella.<\/p>\n \u201cHello. I was very jealous of your Coachella adventure,\u201d a reporter says to Bottas.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be,\u201d Bottas tells said reporter, before adding: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t my thing.<\/p>\n \u201cToo many people, man. Too many people.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m glad I went, but I\u2019m not going back.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Daniel Ricciardo from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n Red Bull regret? Daniel Ricciardo admits Verstappen might have \u2018obliterated me\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Daniel Ricciardo grateful Red Bull made retirement decision he could not<\/a><\/p>\n Coachella was not exactly Bottas\u2019 scene, but the F1 veteran has returned to familiar territory as F1 2026 resumes in Miami.<\/p>\n Upgrades are the name of the game this weekend, various teams having arrived armed with modifications to their cars.<\/p>\n Ferrari led the way with a total of 11 upgrades<\/a> to the SF-26.<\/p>\n As for Bottas\u2019 team, Cadillac, this is a major test, as F1\u2019s newest outfit rolls out its first major upgrade package, and on home soil too.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything looks good. We got everything here as planned,\u201d Bottas confirmed to PlanetF1.com and other accredited media.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been plenty of time for the team to adjust everything and fine tune everything.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are generally well prepared around here with the new bits of aero and weight reduction.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope that we can make a bigger step than some other teams, because we should be able to do that in theory, from where we started. So that\u2019s the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n Bottas scored Cadillac\u2019s best result of the season so far with P13 in China.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n