Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in opening practice for F1's Italian GP as Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges out teammate Lewis Hamilton in FP1, as third-quickest driver, Alex Albon is left 0.797s adrift and Charles Leclerc can only manage 11th and Verstappen... read more »

Mercedes led the way during opening practice for Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, which was briefly interrupted when Max Verstappen suffered a minor crash. In a season in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes in opening Formula 1 practice for the Italian Grand Prix as Red Bull's Max Verstappen suffered a mid-session crash read more »

Valtteri Bottas led another Mercedes one-two in a practice session in which Max Verstappen found himself in a gravel trap at Monza. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets in Italian GP first practice as Mercedes set an ominous pace at Monza, while main 2020 rival Max Verstappen crashed in the Red Bull and... read more »

As expected Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton blitzed their rivals in FP1 for the Italian GP as Max Verstappen destroyed his Red Bull wing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen crashes his Red Bull. read more »

Mercedes is working on a solution to avoid a repeat of the numb leg problem that Valtteri Bottas experienced during the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas has shed light on the numbness he felt while driving during last weekend's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says his qualifying deficit to Lewis Hamilton so far this season has 'pissed him off' as he seeks to turn the tables on his F1 teammate. read more »

Mercedes' technical chief James Allison says the squad is working on solutions to avoid Valtteri Bottas suffering numbness in his left leg. Bottas radioed Mercedes during... read more »

Jolyon Palmer takes a closer look at the two Mercedes' race start, comparing Lewis Hamilton with Valtteri Bottas who showed excessive caution on track. For more F1®... read more »

Despite slipping to third in the standings, 50 points adrift of his teammate, Valtteri Bottas insists that his title dream isn't over. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has expressed his frustration and annoyance at his failure to get on top of qualifying this season which has left him vulnerable to Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is refusing to give up the fight for this year's Formula 1 world title despite Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton again stretching his advantage over the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he is p*ssed off that Lewis Hamilton has the edge on him in qualifying - for it's harming his chances of becoming World Champion. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished one-two in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix to further extend Mercedes' advantage at the top of the Constructors'... read more »

Although Valtteri Bottas was told he could not use an engine mode boost to attack Lewis Hamilton at Spa, Toto Wolff insists his drivers are "free to race". read more »

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen labelled his Belgian Grand Prix as "pretty boring", expressing frustration at being unable to properly attack Spa-Francorchamps.... read more »

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff explains "miscommunication" with Valtteri Bottas after Finn calls for 'power boost' whilst pursuing teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was angry with Mercedes' decision not to allow him to use the high-power overtake modes when he tried to close the gap to his team mate... read more »

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

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has clarified the team's radio communication with Valtteri Bottas regarding the use of an engine mode to attack teammate Lewis Hamilton during... read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes there may have been "a miscommunication" with Valtteri Bottas after the Finn was left frustrated at being unable to make... read more »