Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas once again set the pace in second practice for the Emilia Romagna GP as Max Verstappen stopped on track and Charles Leclerc crashed. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges out teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.010s and Pierre Gasly by 0.078s, as technical issue sidelines Max Verstappen. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen hit technical problems and missed the majority of second practice at Imola as Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two on the... read more »

The second one-hour session of Friday day at Imola featured a number of unusual developments, as the Mercedes drivers did not find major gains using the soft tyres on their... read more »

Valtteri Bottas again headed a Mercedes 1-2 as Max Verstappen's preparations for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were dealt a blow during second practice. Bottas set the... read more »

Friday finished how it started for Mercedes with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton combining for another 1-2 in FP2 ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. read more »

In the first practice session back at the historic Imola circuit, Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets ahead of Lewis Hamilton amidst a number of incidents. read more »

Sunny skies greeted the Formula One circus at Imola as teams and drivers started their on-track preparations for this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Mercedes driver... read more »

Valtteri Bottas headed a Mercedes 1-2 in opening practice for F1's Emilia Romagna GP, while a collision between Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon brought out the red flags.  read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Alpine's Esteban Ocon collide as Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas is quickest in first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas landed the first blow for Mercedes on F1 2021's second weekend by topping the timesheets in Emilia-Romagna GP first practice, which included a collision... read more »

Valtteri Bottas fronted a Mercedes 1-2 during an eventful first practice session for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Bottas set a time of 1:16.564s to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton finished second with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull - the top three covered by just 0.058s. In bright conditions at Imola, the majority of the pack headed out... read more »

Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton set the pace in opening practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that was cut short by a collision involving Sergio Perez and... read more »

Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon got their Imola incidents off to an early start, the two both bringing out the red flags after colliding. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is excited and motivated by the turn around in fortune which sees Mercedes the hunter as opposed to the hunted. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas say they are excited for the rare chance to be Formula 1 "hunters" as world champions Mercedes insist challengers Red Bull will... read more »

Formula One champions Mercedes are chasing rather than being chased now that Red Bull have a faster car, according to Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Despite Lewis Hamilton's victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes thinks it is behind rival Red Bull in pace terms, and knows it needs to make... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is excited and motivated by Mercedes being what he has described as the "hunters" in the 2021 F1 title fight. read more »

Valtteri Bottas said the fact that Mercedes appear to be chasing Red Bull does not bring pressure, instead it excites him. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has ruled out any team dominating Formula 1 races this year due to the close-fought battle between Mercedes and Red Bull. read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons the best thing about his partnership with Valtteri Bottas is the lack of "BS". read more »

Mercedes team-mate’s Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have recalled the moments when team boss Toto Wolff was at his angriest, following something they’ve done on track.... read more »

Toto Wolff has doubted claims from Valtteri Bottas that he came close to leaving Formula 1, after team orders stopped the Mercedes driver from claiming victory at the Russian... read more »