Valtteri Bottas news

Such was Hamilton's commanding position approaching the finish, Verstappen and Bottas stopped for an extra stop to chase the fastest lap bonus point, which inflated his... read more »

Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula 1 championship points lead in Portugal, as he eased to his second win of the 2021 season. The seven-time champion started second behind... read more »

Lewis Hamilton had to pass Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas to lead the Portuguese GP, racing to his second win of this season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed his 17th career pole position to get his 2021 Formula 1 season back on track. With title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen right behind him... read more »

The thrilling battle between Mercedes and Red Bull continued in the qualifying session for today's Portuguese Grand Prix with Mercedes finding the better grip in the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas adds a new dynamic to the unfolding narrative of the 2021 Formula 1 season. read more »

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

After a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago, Valtteri Bottas bounced back at the first opportunity to take pole position for Saturday's Portuguese Grand... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed he is facing "a judgment call" over whether George Russell or Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton next season. read more »

Toto Wolff was pleased to see Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton lock out the front row of the grid for the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas took his seventeenth career pole position on Saturday, denying team-mate Lewis Hamilton the chance of a one-hundredth pole in the process. read more »

Valtteri Bottas denied Lewis Hamilton a 100th career Pole Position in Qualifying at Portimao on Saturday afternoon. read more »

George Russell says it will be "eyes forward and maximum attack" after taking Williams' best qualifying result since 2018. Russell provided a demonstration of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted Saturday's Portuguese GP qualifying hour would not feature among his finest, with the world champion made to wait at least seven more days for a... read more »

Bottas failing to warm up his tyres sufficiently in Q3 last time out at Imola meant he slumped to eighth on the grid and further struggles with retaining tyre temperature in... read more »

Russell only just made it out of Q1 in 15th place, but subsequently achieved what he acknowledged as the best qualifying result of his three-year career at Williams.Russell... read more »

Portugal pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas is not interested in the "talk" of a Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton title battle, he needs "actions". read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position at Portimao as he pipped his Mercedes team mate by just 0.007s! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says his pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix was a result of a lot of "hard work" after he bounced back from a difficult start to the 2021... read more »

Hamilton entered qualifying at Portimao looking to become the first driver in F1 history to hit triple-figures for pole positions.But after setting the fastest time in Q2,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas denied Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a 100th career pole position in Formula 1 at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas takes pole at Portimao as Mercedes locks out the front row and a totally dejected Max Verstappen appears to realise that the German team is closing in. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged his team mate Lewis Hamilton at the qualifying session for the Portuguese Grand Prix to secure his 17th career pole position. Red Bull's duo of Max... read more »

F1's top two teams opted for different tyre strategies for the final runs in Q3, with the Mercedes drivers returning to medium tyres with which they had dominated in Q2,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas made it three different polesitters in as many races this year after beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.007s during qualifying for Formula... read more »