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Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Bottas spun his Mercedes W12 car while trying to pull away from his pitbox in second gear during practice for the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon.Mechanics from McLaren... read more »
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The starting grid for the Styrian Grand Prix has undergone a few adjustments following the application of two grid penalties. Valtteri Bottas qualified second but drops down to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suggested that it was the overreaction of rivals that led to his grid penalty following Friday's pitlane incident. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested F1 rivals should hold themselves to the integrity standards of Valtteri Bottas after accusing them of "armageddon... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Toto Wolff has hit out at McLaren over their "whinge" about Valtteri Bottas' pit-lane spin that earned him a grid penalty for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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World champion Lewis Hamilton will yet again line up alongside Max Verstappen on the front row for Sunday's race. Bottas with his three-place grid penalty lines up in... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will yet again line up alongside Max Verstappen on the front row of the grid, with the world champion in second place. Bottas would've been in second if it... read more »
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The Red Bull driver has secured his second consecutive F1 pole position, and the sixth of his career, after converting his promising practice pace to see off Mercedes duo... read more »
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The Mercedes driver, who ran an offset run plan in the final part of qualifying by taking three runs compared to the two most of the rest of the top 10 completed, left the pits... read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Valtteri Bottas during today's qualifying session. read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda has been given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Valtteri Bottas during qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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George Russell will start from inside the top 10 of the grid for the first time in his Williams career after AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda was handed a grid penalty for... read more »
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AlphaTauri's Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda has been hit by a three-place grid drop for impeding Mercedes racer Valtteri Bottas in the qualifying session for tomorrow's... read more »
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The FIA has confirmed Yuki Tsunoda will drop three places on the grid after impeding Valtteri Bottas during Formula 1 qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas feels his penalty for spinning in the pitlane during Friday practice at the Styrian Grand Prix is "quite harsh". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes his three-place grid penalty for spinning in the pit lane during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was too harsh and suspects complaints from rival... read more »
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Lando Norris admits he is shocked by how close McLaren's Q3 lap times were to Mercedes' in Styria, as he was just half a tenth away from qualifying on the front row.... read more »
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Bottas spun his car while exiting Mercedes' pit box with 20 minutes remaining in second practice for the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday, briefly blocking the fast lane.The... read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty after he impeded Valtteri Bottas during Q3 at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Tsunoda matched his best F1 qualifying result to date by taking eighth place in Q3 at the Red Bull Ring, reaching the final stage of the session for the second time in three... read more »
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty following his impeding of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a grid penalty for impeding Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during Formula 1 qualifying in Styria. Tsunoda was judged to have... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has no doubt that McLaren's complaints over his pit-lane spin in Austria were purely for strategical gain. read more »