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Valtteri Bottas says his Formula One future is not secured yet.
Williams are yet to confirm their 2017 driver lineup, with Jenson Button and well-backed Canadian youngster Lance Stroll linked with the team.
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"There is still no progress," Finn Bottas, told Finnish broadcaster MTV in Hungary. "Everything is still open at this point."
Bottas has made no secret of his desire to remain at Williams, but now insists that he wants his future secured "preferably sooner than later".
"I cannot say a specific date, but it would be nice to know what's going to happen before the August break. But if it stretches out further it would not be a disaster. I'm not stressed about it," he said.
After previously being linked with moves to Ferrari and Mercedes, Bottas admits that William's slump in form has not helped him in the driver market.
"Certainly the market value has not increased this year, that's clear," Bottas told Finnish newspaper Iltalehti."In a less competitive car and when you're rarely on the podium, you can be a little invisible."
"I'm not worried at all because the people who really follow these things know what's going on. I'm not worried about my future in formula one but the fact is that at the moment I don't know what I'm doing next season."
He even admitted that there was a chance he might not be in F1 next year, saying: "I hope not but you never know," when asked about the possibility.
Despite admitting that Williams has disappointed in 2016, Bottas said that they have "often been very good with new rules".
"Both myself and the team expected a lot more from this year," said Bottas. "For example, Force India has come really close to us and in some races have even been ahead."
"At the moment it doesn't seem like there are a huge amount of options and I think it would be great to achieve much more with Williams than we have achieved so far."
"Yes, I would like to continue with Williams," the 26-year-old is quoted by Ilta Sanomat newspaper, who asked him about rumours Renault might be an option.
"It's a little too early to go into that sort of speculation. For sure next year will show how Renault is developing," said Bottas. "This year has been really difficult for them."
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