Valtteri Bottas news

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

F1 championship leader Hamilton slumped to his worst qualifying result in almost three years on Saturday in Monaco, finishing seventh after lapping almost three-quarters of a... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the squad held a "very productive and tough debrief" and has vowed to learn after a troubled qualifying session in Monaco. Mercedes... read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt himself closing in on pole for the Monaco Grand Prix before Charles Leclerc got Q3 red-flagged. read more »

The world champion endured a disappointing qualifying around the streets of Monte Carlo as he ended up seventh on the grid, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas securing third... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix was there for the taking had it not been for Charles Leclerc's crash at the end of Formula 1 qualifying. read more »

Mercedes struggled to match Ferrari and Red Bull's pace through much of practice in Monaco, and failed to feature in the fight for pole position.Valtteri Bottas was able... read more »

Bottas sat third overall after the first runs in Q3, 0.255 seconds off provisional pole-sitter Charles Leclerc's lap time and as the lead Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left "gutted" after being prevented from completing a potentially pole-setting run in Monaco qualifying after Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari... read more »

Despite his shunt, which brought qualifying to a premature end, Leclerc qualified ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes after the one-hour... read more »

Charles Leclerc grabbed the upper hand for the Monaco GP, putting his Ferrari on pole position, only to crash and guarantee his P1. Unless, of course, his Ferrari needs a new... read more »

Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished down in fourth and seventh in what was a subdued session from the world champion squad.The two red flags followed... read more »

Ex-F1 racer David Coulthard has suggested Valtteri Bottas' actions in Barcelona may indicate Mercedes are not keeping him for 2022. read more »

Valtteri Bottas stated he has entered the Monaco Grand Prix weekend cautious not to peak too soon with his gaze set firmly on Saturday's Q3 qualifying session. read more »

After Valtteri Bottas was involved in a huge crash at Imola, the team highlighted that the cost of the damage might compromise development later in the season, and skipping a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes a poor front end on his Mercedes W12 is costing significant time after ending Thursday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix over four-tenths off the pace. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he feels he is on the backfoot compared to some rivals in Monaco on account of struggling to get the tyres in the right window for one lap. Bottas, who has... read more »

Although the decision may already have been made for him, Valtteri Bottas says he wants to know what his plans for 2022 are by the time of the summer break. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is looking to have his future at Mercedes settled sooner rather than later, so it doesn't become a "distraction". read more »

Valtteri Bottas is not letting his uncertain future with Mercedes distract him from his goal of winning races regularly in Formula 1. read more »

Bottas is currently in his fifth season racing for Mercedes in F1, having routinely agreed one-year contract extensions with the team, the most recent of which expires at the... read more »

Helmut Marko has dropped a not-so-subtle hint to Sergio Perez about his importance in this year's World Championship battle. read more »

Valtteri Bottas would need to be driving "extremely badly" to be dropped mid-season, that's according to former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the drivers are "the stars of the show" in Formula 1, but cost-cutting in the sport is the "right direction" to take moving forward. read more »

Charles Leclerc did not know he was following a Fernando Alonso precedent with his superb overtake on Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »