Valtteri Bottas has paid tribute to his second home, Australia, in a 'legendary' advert that has gone viral. 

The former Mercedes man rebranded himself as a wannabe Aussie last year after growing a mullet and sharing his love for Victoria Bitter beer when visiting Melbourne last year.

His transition into a makeshift Aussie has been inspired in part through his relationship with Australian professional cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, his girlfriend of four years.

And Bottas has gone one step further this year by displaying his acting skills in a commerical for Uber.

In the advert, the Finn shows off his custom-made Australian car, purpose-built for an Aussie road trip.

The strikingly-blue car has everything the typical Aussie bloke needs, including a meat pie warmer, a pair of budgie smugglers and a flip-flip holder.

He even generously said he would allow his fans to rent the car for free, as he is 'very rich already'.

Unsurprisingly, Bottas has been lauded for the hilarious advert, with fellow F1 driver Pierre Gasly calling him a 'legend' on Twitter. 

Another fan, commenting on Reddit, asked: 'Why haven't we adopted him yet?' 

'This is hilarious,' said another. 'Is he the best actor F1 driver?' 

'Bottas just keeps winning as usual' said a third fan. 

Elsewhere, Max Verstappen has revealed why he hates participating in Netflix series Drive to Survive. 

'You don't see a lot of me on Drive to Survive, which is why I don't like doing it. You probably don't get the right side of me because it is just an interview, I am just sitting down in a dark room and I hate that. 

'And there's always questions just about F1-related stuff which I don't like to talk about.

'They put a mic in front of you and you have to talk about the season which... just have a casual interaction, have fun. 

'I play padel with Daniel which is a lot of fun. Also, some things are just private, right? People don't need to know what we are doing and what we are saying.'