SINGAPORE — He’s finally arrived in Singapore for the Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix, but not in the way most drivers do. 

Days after drivers from various F1 teams touched down on private jets and began pre-race fan engagements, Cadillac F1 driver Valtteri Bottas crossed the Causeway this afternoon after completing a 350km cycling journey from Sepang.

AsiaOne tracked the 37-year-old Finn as he crossed the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex at about 2.20pm.

By 2.40pm, with traffic moving smoothly along the Causeway, Bottas was seen riding past Woodlands Crossing.

He was still accompanied by Shaiful Nizam Yahya, who has been by his side since the 350km journey from Sepang International Circuit began on Sunday night.

Despite retiring early from the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang after spinning into the gravel on a wet track, Bottas wasted little time starting his own “Singapore race”, clocking 56.6km in 128 minutes shortly after the chequered flag.

The Finn reached Johor’s Kulai yesterday evening.

Any suggestion that the 37-year-old might have been feeling the effects of the long ride was quickly dispelled when he flashed a broad smile and the victory sign to AsiaOne photojournalist Danial Zahrin, first after Woodlands Crossing and again along Woodlands Road.