Valtteri Bottas news

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe Mercedes will axe Valtteri Bottas mid-season and replace him with George Russell. read more »

Mercedes are 'losing faith' in Valtteri Bottas and could replace him with George Russell before the season ends, according to the Daily Mail. read more »

Toto Wolff has called for Mercedes to learn from the "stupid moment" it made with regard to Valtteri Bottas' fastest lap bid in the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes team principal Wolff has been heard giving messages of encouragement to Bottas at a number of recent races after a request for more feedback from the Finn last... read more »

The British driver's success at the Algarve circuit was possible thanks to the work Mercedes has had to do to get on top of its early balance issues, plus a different rear... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits to being mystified at the loss of pace which saw the pole-man end the race in third. read more »

Hamilton was able to extend his championship lead by recovering from third after the safety car restart to battle through to victory, passing both Verstappen and team-mate... read more »

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton scored the 97th victory of his career in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, passing Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas en route to the... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says a sensor issue caused Valtteri Bottas' engine to go into a safety mode and cost him five seconds in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff conceded the team had 'let Valtteri Bottas down' after a sensor issue caused his W12 to enter a safety mode whilst hunting down Max... read more »

Tune into all the radio chatter as the drivers finished their race at Portimao! 0:00 Hamilton 0:23 Verstappen 0:56 Bottas 1:18 Perez 2:16 Norris 3:01 Leclerc 3:34 Ocon 3:55... read more »

Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left perplexed by his lack of pace during the first stint in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen says his desire to keep up with Valtteri Bottas triggered the small error that left him susceptible to Lewis Hamilton at Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix.... read more »

Bottas led the opening stages of the race after qualifying on pole position, but was overtaken by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during the first stint of the race.The Finn... read more »

Toto Wolff was happy to give credit to Valtteri Bottas despite another underwhelming performance from the Portuguese Grand Prix pole-sitter. read more »

Hamilton was following his team-mate ahead of the race resuming after an early safety car period had been called so the Portimao track could be cleared of the debris thrown up... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is at a loss to provide reasons for his relative lack of pace during Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. Bottas converted pole position into the... read more »

Verstappen took a free pitstop late on in a bid to set the fastest lap in the closing stages of the Portuguese Grand Prix, which he managed after beating Valtteri Bottas's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton described his race-winning overtake on Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas as "right on my limit" after taking victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen finished second for Red Bull in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday, losing ground on race winner and Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in the drivers'... read more »

Lewis Hamilton overtook Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas to claim a brilliant victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix and extend his lead in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. read more »

Lewis Hamilton fights back to pass both Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen to take a brilliant victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Having initially dropped down to third place, Lewis Hamilton fought his way back up to first to win the Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen and Bottas were close throughout the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton overtook 2021 rival Max Verstappen and Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas on his way to a typically assured victory at the Portuguese GP as the world champion... read more »