Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas completed just six laps during Friday's opening day of testing in Bahrain following a gearbox issue on his new Mercedes. read more »

The afternoon gsession ot off to a slow start in Sakhir, with most teams initially opting for longer runs.Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi was the first driver to improve... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace as Mercedes hit the top of the timesheets for the first time on the second day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on top of the timesheets on the second day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, with six teams covered by six-tenths of a second. The benchmark changed... read more »

An off for Lewis Hamilton proved to be a minor blot in Mercedes' copybook as they recovered valuable miles on day two of pre-season testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas finally offered a glimpse of form for Mercedes on a pre-season test day in which team-mate Lewis Hamilton beached his car in the gravel and Sergio Perez lost... read more »

Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after a challenging day.Valtteri... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes will review its decision not to shakedown its new 2021 Formula 1 car after reliability issues curtailed its running on the opening day of... read more »

Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes will be left regretting its decision not to conduct a shakedown of its W12 before pre-season testing. read more »

Toto Wolff is confident Mercedes can recover from its disastrous start to pre-season testing that saw Valtteri Bottas confined to the garage for the entire opening session. read more »

As pre-season testing finally gets underway, gearshift problem for Mercedes leaves Valtteri Bottas with just 6 laps to his credit. read more »

It was not the ideal start to testing for reigning World Champions Mercedes after losing some precious track time during the first session of pre-season. After an early... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was due to rack up the laps in the Mercedes W12 on Friday morning at the Bahrain International Circuit, completing the early session before handing over to... read more »

FOLLOW CRASH.NET'S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIRST DAY OF FORMULA 1 PRE-SEASON TESTING IN BAHRAIN. read more »

New season = New gear!  read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he's in "no rush" to agree a new Formula 1 deal with Mercedes as he'd rather focus on trying to win this year's championship. read more »

Working on the physical and mental in the off-season, Valtteri Bottas is seemingly trying to do a "Nico Rosberg" this year says Ted Kravitz. read more »

The Sky Sports F1 pundits believe Valtteri Bottas is trying to "do a Nico Rosberg" in a "make or break" 2021 season up against Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says it is "good for the team" that Mercedes have a blank page for their 2022 driver line-up - whether he is a part of it or not. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is refusing to engage in what he has described as "flirting outside" with Max Verstappen until he has resolved the 2022 futures of... read more »

Bottas is entering his fifth season racing for Mercedes in 2021, having helped the team win the constructors' championship in each of his past four years alongside Lewis... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been working on toughening up both mentally and physically in his quest to sustain a 2021 World Championship challenge. read more »

Bottas will enter the 2021 season looking to finally beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship battle, having been defeated in each of their four... read more »

Winter training, dream race track, pineapple on pizza, and more!  read more »