Valtteri Bottas says he expects discussions with Mercedes over his future to open in the next month or so. Bottas has been with Mercedes since 2017 on a series of one-year... read more »
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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Valtteri Bottas says he was "quite surprised" that Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff suggested he was at fault for his botched pit stop at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas's race weekend hasn't got off to the best start as a plane issue has delayed his journey from Finland to Baku. read more »
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The Finn was forced to retire from the Monaco GP after Mercedes was unable to get his right-front tyre off during a stop.The wheelnut face had been machined off after the gun... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed how he had warned Mercedes of potential pit stop drama ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix in which he retired due to a machined wheel nut. read more »
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George Russell believes his crash with Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas during the Imola Grand Prix has actually brought him and Toto Wolff closer together, rather than the... read more »
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The pair had collided at high-speed while battling over ninth place in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which put them both out - wrecking their respective FW43B and W12... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is expecting Mercedes to be back fighting Red Bull at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the team's difficult Monaco weekend. read more »
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There haven't been too many closer finishes in F1 than this! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »
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The Williams racer has been heavily linked with a move to the Black Arrows squad, where he has been part of its junior programme since 2017, for 2022, following his starring... read more »
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It's been a rocky start to the 2021 F1 season for Valtteri Bottas and, following his second DNF of the season in Monaco, all eyes are on the Finn in Baku. Can he turn his... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has a "negative" picture on his desktop as motivation to prove what he is capable of. read more »
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Petronas like Mercedes' driver line-up of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, especially their "fairly clean" reputations. read more »
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Bottas has endured a difficult start to the 2021 season, retiring from two of the five races so far to leave him fourth in the drivers' championship, 58 points off leader... read more »
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A lowly seventh place for Lewis Hamilton was accompanied by urgent questioning of his strategy from the world champion, who lost two places to Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez... read more »
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Mercedes have finally stopped the clock on Valtteri Bottas's Monaco Grand Prix tyre change after removing a stuck wheel from his car two days after it forced his retirement. read more »
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F1 teams regularly churn out stops in around two seconds, so it was quite a shock to find that Mercedes had to wait until the car was back in the factory on Tuesday morning to... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has questioned when Valtteri Bottas will finally "catch a break". read more »
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Mercedes has finally removed the wheel nut from Valtteri Bottas' car, two days after it caused his retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix. Bottas' scheduled pit stop... read more »
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If there was a competition for the world's longest Formula 1 pit stop, Mercedes would have won it at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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The team released a short video clip showing a mechanic working on the car in the Brackley factory on Tuesday morning, shortly after the transporters returned.The wheel became... read more »
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An exclusive and extraordinarily frank interview with Bottas is the cover feature of this month's GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP... read more »
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Mercedes lost the lead of both F1 world championships on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton brought home its only points in seventh place, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas retiring due to... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has revealed that the wheel nut issue that caused Valtteri Bottas' retirement in Monaco was due to the wheel gun being applied at... read more »
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Mercedes have addressed three of their major shortfalls from the Monaco GP, explaining why Lewis Hamilton struggled all weekend, the strategy call that essentially lost the... read more »
