Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas appear poised for another closely-fought pole position battle at Silverstone after Mercedes drivers were split by barely a tenth of a second... 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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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas seemed to deliberately go a bit slower in sector one in FP3 to save their reds, and go quickest. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton heads team-mate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes dominated second practice at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to the top spot in FP2 for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, with the Mercedes drivers setting their best tyres on different... read more »
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Mercedes revelled in the hot conditions at Silverstone as Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas split the one-twos in practice ahead of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton moved back ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the battle of the Mercedes' in the second practice session for F1's 70th Anniversary GP this weekend. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton fronted Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas during second practice for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. Mercedes has won all four... read more »
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Bottas leads a Mercedes 1-2 at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edged Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to lead opening practice for F1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. read more »
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Mercedes continued where it left off last weekend by dominating the track action at Silverstone. Valtteri Bottas topped the opening practice session ahead of his team-mate... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the opening pace as the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix weekend got underway, in a session that only saw the soft tyres being used. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas heads Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes controlled proceedings during opening practice for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. Mercedes has dominated the early stages of the delayed... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas pipped Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to lead opening practice for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Friday at Silverstone read more »
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Mercedes re-established their dominance at Silverstone in first practice for the 70th Anniversary GP as Valtteri Bottas led a one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while stand-in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas staked his claim to end Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's winning run by finishing quickest at the end of first practice for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Unlike last year when contract talks threw him off his game, Valtteri Bottas says this year's didn't "hurt" his performance in any way. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says finalising a new Mercedes Formula 1 deal for 2021 was "pretty easy and smooth", ensuring talks did not act as a distraction from his title bid read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says smooth negotiations made his F1 contract renewal with Mercedes for 2021 largely a "copy-paste" process. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that he spoke to other teams before agreeing a new deal with Mercedes which keeps him at the German team for a fifth season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has extended his stay at Mercedes for a fifth consecutive season. Will Buxton and Lawrence Barretto discuss what that means for the the 2021 grid. For more F1®... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said he talked with other teams before signing with Mercedes for 2021, but ultimately decided a one-year extension with the world champions was the best deal on... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas securing a new contract to stay at the Mercedes F1 team in 2021 was ultimately a formality. Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explains why the Finn was the German... read more »
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Mercedes have announced that Valtteri Bottas will continue racing for the team until at least the end of 2021. read more »
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Ahead of this weekend's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Mercedes has announced that it has extended Valtteri Bottas' contract with the team which will see the Finn... read more »
