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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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Lewis Hamilton has pointed to the poor start of Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix as an example of the problems a single error can generate. read more »
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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have both admitted it would be a shame to see team boss Toto Wolff leave, but both are fully supportive of whatever decision... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes will not be hindered by the incoming FIA ban on qualifying engine modes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are supporting Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as he weighs up his future, but insist Mercedes is about more than Wolff alone. read more »
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During the last block of races, ESPN caught up with Bottas over a conference call to discuss what it's like to have one of the toughest jobs in F1. read more »
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Mercedes' chief strategist James Vowles says that, in hindsight, the team made the "wrong" call on Valtteri Bottas' strategy in Spain. read more »
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Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has admitted the team made the "wrong decision" when putting Valtteri Bottas on soft tyres for the closing stint of... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles admits that his team went the wrong way in its strategy for Valtteri Bottas during the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Christian Horner believes Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon have "two of the hardest seats in F1" because of who their team-mates are. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits his 2020 F1 campaign has been 'pretty bad' thus far as he slips 43 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton in the title fight read more »
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Mercedes Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is feeling the heat and suspects his team's new black overalls have something to do with it. read more »
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Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas believes the black overalls his team have introduced for the 2020 Formula 1 season are to blame for a massive 3kg weight loss he experienced during... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said the black Mercedes overalls are causing him to overheat during races after losing three kilos during the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison defended Valtteri Bottas after his poor performance at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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It was another weekend of emotion at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, in Barcelona. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »
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Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas has admitted the Formula 1 World Championship is “drifting away” from him again after another weekend in which he dropped points to championship... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he lost three kilograms during the Spanish Grand Prix and believes the black overalls worn by the Mercedes Formula 1 drivers were a factor read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits he can already "see the championship drifting away" after Lewis Hamilton's latest crushing victory at the Spanish GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas lost 3kg during the the Spanish Grand Prix and thinks Mercedes' black overalls were behind it. read more »
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A fluffed start costs Valtteri Bottas another win, as the Finn admits that his title hopes are "drifting away". read more »
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Losing any chance of fighting for the Spanish GP win at Turn 1, Nico Rosberg says Valtteri Bottas is "lacking" in aggression and it once again cost him. read more »
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Following another masterclass F1 victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, will Lewis Hamilton's main threat for the 2020 title now come from outside his Mercedes stable?... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted he can see the Formula 1 championship title "drifting away" after a 43-point gap opened between himself and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
