Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole in qualifying for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, while Nico Hulkenberg qualified last as a last-minute... read more »

Valtteri Bottas ended Lewis Hamilton's run of five consecutive F1 pole positions after beating his Mercedes team-mate and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a tense... read more »

Valtteri Bottas for once left Lewis Hamilton in the shade in qualifying as the Finn claimed the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career. read more »

Valtteri Bottas moved clear in a tight three-way battle to claim pole position for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at a chilly Nürburgring on Saturday. After just one hour of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas came from behind to snatch pole position away from Max Verstappen, extending Mercedes run to 11 successive P1s for this season read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in the first on-track session of the Eifel GP weekend, heading Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. read more »

After the soggy and foggy Friday, Mercedes dominated in the only free practice session for the Eifel Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas posting the fastest lap with a 1m26.225... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace in a hectic session, as improved weather conditions finally allowed the Eifel Grand Prix weekend to get underway. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes as Formula 1 drivers finally got on-track at the Nurburgring in practice for the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday morning read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped final practice for the Eifel Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton as Lance Stroll's participation of the weekend was cast into doubt. read more »

Valtteri Bottas outpaced Lewis Hamilton in the only practice session ahead of Eifel GP qualifying as weather conditions improved at the Nurbugring on Saturday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas fronted a busy final practice session for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring while Nico Hulkenberg has been placed on standby at Racing Point.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace as the Eifel Grand Prix weekend finally got underway on Saturday, for everyone except an unwell Lance Stroll. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are having to 'live like a hermit' to lower the risk of contracting coronavirus after a... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have been living "like hermits" this season to avoid exposure to Covid-19. read more »

Mercedes F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have full confidence in their team not to be affected by the positive COVID-19 test for one of its staff members. read more »

Lando Norris says the fight for fourth in the Drivers' Championship "makes me push a little harder" but is wary of the threat posed by Renault. Formula 1's... read more »

Mercedes have announced that a member of their F1 team has tested positive for COVID-19 - but reports indicate it is not Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Mercedes has confirmed one of its team members has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Eifel Grand Prix weekend. Mercedes has offered no further information, but it is... read more »

Valtteri Bottas again stuck a middle finger to his critics at the Russian GP, but is that really the start of the turnaround? read more »

Valtteri Bottas joined Jean-Eric Vergne and a number of other high-profile racing drivers to test the new Extreme E car in France. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's time penalties in the 2020 Russian Grand Prix dropped him to third behind team mate Valtteri Bottas, and Max Verstappen. But starting on a different... read more »

Toto Wolff has admitted that Valtteri Bottas' victory in the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi was "overdue". read more »

Mercedes finished their strong weekend in Sochi on a high note, with both drivers on the podium. read more »

Jolyon Palmer dissects the race start in Sochi, taking a look at Valtteri Bottas' near perfect start and both Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz's Lap 1 crashes. Watch the... read more »