Valtteri Bottas news

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 »

Valtteri Bottas realises the weight of expectation on his shoulders around winning a World Championship - and says he needs to be more selfish to achieve it. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has doubled down on his recent claim that he nearly gave up on Formula 1 after a painful 2018 campaign. read more »

Mercedes have offered an explanation for why Lewis Hamilton had to force his way past Valtteri Bottas after team orders were issued in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

We set local school kids at Southfield Primary Academy in Brackley a challenge… what question have you always wanted to ask a Formula One driver?  read more »

If Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes, it is expected that either Valtteri Bottas or George Russell will take the other seat. But could another in-form driver... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has put his Mercedes AMG GT road car up for sale to raise funds for his home go-kart track in Lahti, Finland. read more »

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas' distant P3 in Spain wasn't a sign that mentally he is out of the game, adamant he's in a "good place". read more »

1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill drops in to review a thrilling and historic race weekend in Spain with the F1 Nation Podcast team... Topics include: 0:00 - Welcome to this... read more »

Although Valtteri Bottas is often criticises, Ho-Pin Tung says it is thanks to him that Mercedes often come out on top of the strategy game. read more »