Valtteri Bottas news

Max Verstappen ended second practice for Formula 1's Styrian Grand Prix with the fastest time as he completed a Friday practice double in Austria. read more »

Having been fastest in first practice at the Styrian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen topped the timesheets again at the Red Bull Ring in FP2. read more »

Max Verstappen doubled up in Friday practice as F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton fell foul of track limits ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix while Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes have accepted that they should listen to him better after the drama of the French Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen ended up 0.256s clear of Gasly and 0.422s ahead of his title rival, but all three might have been beaten by Valtteri Bottas had the Finn not run too wide through the... read more »

Toto Wolff has not ruled out Valtteri Bottas being "sacrificed" in the Drivers' World Championship fight - but not until much later in the season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes will listen to him in future after the team ignored his pleas in France that sparked a four-letter radio rant. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that he doesn't see the need for Mercedes to drop Valtteri Bottas at the end of the current season. read more »

Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he had opened contract renewal talks with Mercedes and gave a ringing endorsement of Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that talks with Mercedes over a new deal are underway. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that talks with Mercedes over a new contract are underway, as the Briton admits his desire to keep Valtteri Bottas as teammate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says rumours that his relationship with Mercedes is becoming strained are "completely false". read more »

Valtteri Bottas has rubbished suggestions that his relationship with the Mercedes Formula 1 team has deteriorated after the Finn vented his frustration towards the team during... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says discussions with Mercedes over prolonging his Formula 1 stay in 2022 have begun. Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes since 2013, signed only a one-year... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he sees nothing to suggest his partnership with Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes "needs to change" with the Finn's F1 future on the line. read more »

As speculation over his relationship with Mercedes intensifies, Valtteri Bottas insists that it isn't broken. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says speculation over his Formula 1 future is "nothing new" and rejected suggestions that his relationship with Mercedes had deteriorated. Bottas... read more »

Bottas was heard fuming over team radio about the decision not to run a two-stop strategy as he struggled with tyre life in the closing stages of the race at Paul Ricard,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has rubbished reports his relationship with Mercedes is damaged after his radio outburst during the French Grand Prix. read more »

Bottas is out of contract at the end of the 2021 season, and faces competition for his seat from Mercedes junior George Russell, who has spent the past three seasons racing for... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamlton will sign a new contract to stay at the team next year but says no decision has been made who will be his teammate. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff welcomed Valtteri Bottas' public demonstration of frustration over team radio during the French Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen caught Hamilton on the penultimate lap of last weekend's race at Paul Ricard, which the Mercedes driver had been leading for the previous 20 laps after Red Bull... read more »

Former F1 world champion Damon Hill has questioned why Valtteri Bottas did not take "responsibility" over his own decision making during the French Grand Prix. read more »

According to Toto Wolff, the way for Valtteri Bottas to keep his Mercedes seat for next year is remarkably easy. read more »