Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes sparked controversy at the 2018 Russian Grand Prix when it asked Bottas to move aside for team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a bid to protect its 1-2 finish.Bottas was left... read more »

Valtteri Bottas thinks Mercedes need perfection in every area of their car if they want to beat Red Bull this season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' seat may be in doubt, but Johnny Herbert says the Finn is "absolutely" what Mercedes want from their second driver. read more »

We are only one race into the season, but it is hard not to think the writing is already on the wall for Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas suffered a slow pit-stop on Lap 31 at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and Mercedes have put it down to an error with the wheel gun. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has stepped in to try to secure the future of Lahti Pelicans by purchasing a stake in the ice hockey club. read more »

Mercedes has explained the reasons for Valtteri Bottas' slow pit stop during the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he understands Valtteri Bottas' frustrations but dismissed his driver's claim that his strategy was "not quite normal" in... read more »

If finally having a strong second driver gives Red Bull the edge, Mark Priestley says Mercedes "will regret" retaining Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet believes Max Verstappen would “smash” Lewis Hamilton if they were team-mates. Piquet reckons Verstappen’s greater aggression... read more »

The Brazilian driver, who won titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987, has no doubts the Dutch driver would come out on top in a side-by-side challenge in equal machinery after seeing... read more »

Bottas finished a distant third behind winner Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, opting to take a third pitstop near the end of the race to claim the point for the... read more »

Ross Brawn believes this year's grands prix won't be solely about Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton with their team-mates also involved in the fight. read more »

Lando Norris joked that he hoped Valtteri Bottas' slow pit stop in the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix resulted in the Finn's retirement from the race. read more »

Elation for some, frustration for others - listen to all the reaction at the chequered flag after a breathtaking opening race of the season in Sakhir. 00:00 Hamilton P1 00:40... read more »

Valtteri Bottas' post-race debrief would have been an interesting watch based on a little interaction between him and Toto Wolff in the Bahrain pit lane. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team lacked strategic options after Valtteri Bottas queried the defensive nature of the approach at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »

Complaining that his strategy was "too defensive" in Bahrain, Jenson Button feels the biggest problem Valtteri Bottas faced was his own pace. read more »

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

After an incredibly exciting first grand prix of the year, Mercedes came out on top with Hamilton managing to hold off Verstappen, as Bottas took the last step of the podium. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was unhappy with the strategic choices made by Mercedes during the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas complained his race strategy applied by the Mercedes team had compromised his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after a very close battle with Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the race. Verstappen finished furiously in second after... read more »

Join us LIVE as we count down to the opening race of 2021 in Bahrain. Verstappen has the advantage after a stunning pole - can the Dutchman convert that into victory and an... read more »