Valtteri Bottas news

The identity of Mercedes' future line-up remains the subject of intense speculation after only concluding a one-year contract extension with Hamilton in February, while... read more »

McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown believes Mercedes will run an all-new “killer” Formula 1 driver line-up for 2022 as part of its long-term future plans. There has been plenty of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is predicting Formula 1's title battle to be the closest it has been in years after Red Bull showed an impressive turn of pace in Bahrain winter testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed to focusing on his mental approach this season in a bid to finally overcome Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and fight for the Formula 1 title. read more »

GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to debate whether Red Bull's punchy performance during the Bahrain test is all that it... read more »

The Dutchman is coming out of an encouraging pre-season testing run for Red Bull, with its new RB16B having proven to be both quick and consistent.His team's form was in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed how he disobeyed Mercedes team orders to allow Red Bull's Max Verstappen to qualify ahead of him at last year's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen led Red Bull to the top of the timesheets as the team enjoyed a smooth three days of running in Bahrain with the updated RB16B.Contrasting Red Bull's strong... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he nearly walked away from F1 after being the victim of Mercedes team orders in 2018. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he almost quit Formula 1 in the wake of the team orders furore surrounding the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he considered retiring from Formula 1 after being forced to hand Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton the win at the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. read more »

After a difficult start to testing, Valtteri Bottas was pleased that Mercedes recovered to make the most of the remaining days in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes suffered a couple of setbacks across the three-day test in Bahrain last week, losing running on the opening day to a gearbox issue.Lewis Hamilton then suffered a spin... read more »

Mercedes says there is "a long journey ahead" to understand why its car seemingly lacked performance at pre-season testing in Bahrain last weekend. The reigning World... read more »

Mercedes is hoping it can hand Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas an easier ride for the season-opening Formula 1 grand prix after declaring its W12 a car that 'handles... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is ready for the season ahead, despite an underpromising few days of testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has expressed his relief at Mercedes' ability to make up for three hours of lost time across the final two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas still has his sights set on the 2021 Formula 1 drivers' title despite Mercedes appearing to be on the back foot in pre-season testing. read more »

The promising pace and reliability that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez showed over the three days in Bahrain was in contrast to the difficulties that Mercedes duo Lewis... read more »

With the lead Mercedes over a second slower than Max Verstappen in pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas has cheekily declared Mercedes must be "sandbagging". read more »

Valtteri Bottas confirms that Mercedes 2021 contender is proving to be a bit of a handful as he admits that the rear end is "snappy" and "unforgiving" read more »

Mercedes suffered setbacks on the first two days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas losing track time to issues... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has described testing in Bahrain as "definitely the most challenging start" to a season he has experienced in five years with Mercedes. read more »

Here from the reigning champion Lewis Hamilton alongside Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda, Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher and a selection of Team Principals. For... read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the times during the second day of official pre-event testing. read more »