Valtteri Bottas news

Michael Masi has defended the decision to activate DRS after George Russell said it played a role in his crash with Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Lewis Hamilton offered George Russell words of encouragement and "respect" following the Williams driver's apology to Valtteri Bottas over their Emilia Romagna... read more »

Verstappen was preparing to take the pack back up to racing speed after the Emilia Romagna event had been suspended to clear up the wreckage from George Russell and Valtteri... read more »

Formula 1 pundit Martin Brundle believes George Russell should have considered the "peril" of his overtake attempt on Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explores the reasons why Valtteri Bottas struggled so much at Imola that he ended up racing a much slower Williams F1 car.  read more »

George Russell has disputed the use of the word 'slap' when people are describing the events of his dramatic crash with Valtteri Bottas at Imola. read more »

Well, what a race that was! After a terrific Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Damon, Natalie and Tom discuss all the important issues - including the latest shift in the Verstappen... read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes George Russell had every right to attempt to pass Valtteri Bottas during Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix... read more »

Ralf Schumacher has warned Valtteri Bottas that he needs to up his pace or risk losing his Mercedes race seat. read more »

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has offered words of encouragement for compatriot George Russell, following his high-speed Imola clash with Valtteri Bottas, having... read more »

Relive the second race of the 2021 season with the best onboard footage, presented by Emirates. Featuring Lewis Hamilton's crazy race, Valtteri Bottas and George... read more »

How costly could the most talked about incident of F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix prove to be for Mercedes?  read more »

For the first time, George Russell acknowledges that he and Valtteri Bottas are both in direct competition with each other to be a Mercedes driver in 2022. read more »

Mercedes escaped from Imola with its lead of both Formula 1 world championships still intact, but the team is under no illusions of the gap to Red Bull that remains.Lewis... read more »

Williams driver Russell collided with Bottas when trying to overtake the Mercedes car for ninth place in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, resulting in a big crash.The incident... read more »

Valtteri Bottas insists he has "never" had an issue with George Russell, but that doesn't mean he's friends with the Mercedes junior. read more »

Mercedes says it fears Valtteri Bottas' high-speed crash at Imola, as well as Lewis Hamilton's minor prang, will hurt its progress amid the new cost cap rules in... read more »

Crashing with Valtteri Bottas at Imola, George Russell says it won't damage his relationship with Mercedes as there is "understanding from both sides". read more »

The dramatic incident between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will reverberate far past the scary immediacy of the crash. read more »

One day on from his collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Williams driver George Russell has apologised for his part in the accident. read more »

George Russell has issued an apology to Valtteri Bottas following their high-speed clash at Imola on Sunday. read more »

Williams driver George Russell issues a public apology following his crash with Valtteri Bottas in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell has issued a statement apologising to Valtteri Bottas and admitted he should have "handled the whole situation better" over their race-ending collision... read more »

George Russell has issued a public apology to Valtteri Bottas for his actions following their spectacular race-ending crash at F1's Emilia Romagna GP. read more »

George Russell has issued a heartfelt apology to Valtteri Bottas "and to anyone who felt let down by my actions" in the wake of his crash with the Finn in the Emilia... read more »