Valtteri Bottas sets the pace in an incident littered session, as Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri suffers fire damage and Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll clash. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Valtteri Bottas topped a twice red-flagged FP2 at Formula 1's 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, as Pierre Gasly's blazing AlphaTauri and a crash between Max Verstappen and... read more »
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Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll are under investigation for their involvement in a crash during second practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas maintained his position at the head of the timesheet on F1's debut in Portimao but the battle for the top positions in the second practice session was... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led a heavily disrupted second practice session in Portugal as Pierre Gasly suffered a big fire while Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll collided. Bottas, who also... read more »
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A car fire, a collision between Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll... read more »
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'Mr Friday' Valtteri Bottas again claimed practice honours in a spicy second session for the Portuguese Grand Prix lit up by Pierre Gasly's car catching fire and... read more »
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Following technical problems on Valtteri Bottas' car at the Eifel Grand Prix, the reigning world champion team Mercedes have decided to change the electronic unit on both... read more »
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The first free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix saw Mercedes dominate the action with Valtteri Bottas ending up fastest ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Almost every driver falls foul of track limits crackdown as Portuguese Grand Prix weekend kicks off with Mercedes once again setting the pace. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen carry on the trend of 2020 in leading the field in first practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Formula 1's first Portuguese Grand Prix in 24 years got underway on Friday. Formula 1 is competing at the Algarve... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace during opening practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix in F1's first competitive visit to Portimao. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes in opening Formula 1 practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix on Friday as drivers got their first taste of the Portimao track read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace ahead of Lewis Hamilton on Formula 1's debut at the 'rollercoaster' Portimao circuit, with Mercedes stealing an early march on Red... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas continued his astonishing run of form in Friday practice to lead the way ahead of this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes has implemented measures to avoid a repeat of the failure that caused Valtteri Bottas to exit the most recent Formula 1 event at the Nürburgring. Bottas dropped from... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has avoided a penalty with Mercedes only needed to change the control electronics on his power unit following his Eifel GP DNF. read more »
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Mercedes has changed the control electronics on the power unit of both its Formula 1 cars in response to Valtteri Bottas' part failure at the Eifel Grand Prix read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will avoid a grid penalty at this weekend's F1 Portuguese GP following his power unit failure in Germany, Mercedes has confirmed. read more »
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He’s a workaholic, whose team is about to win a record seventh consecutive constructors’ championship. Yet his desire for more trophies remains all-consuming. This week we... read more »
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A failed component in the control electronics on Valtteri Bottas' car at the Nurburgring was the cause of Mercedes first DNF of the 2020 season. read more »
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The Mercedes F1 team has identified the problem which forced Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes believes a failure within the Control Electronics of Valtteri Bottas' power unit caused his exit at the Nürburgring and says further damage has been avoided.... read more »
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