Valtteri Bottas news

The first F1 test of the 2020 season is in the books with Valtteri Bottas heading a Mercedes 1-2 at the top of the timesheet. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 as the manufacturer dominated the final day of Formula 1's opening test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday. Bottas clocked... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes it will be hard for teams to copy Mercedes' novel dual-axis steering Formula 1 concept, saying he first heard about its development almost one... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the Mercedes Formula 1 team are still learning about their new 'Dual-Axis Steering' system, but believes the innovation will give team the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas brings his first week of pre-season testing to a close by topping the Barcelona timesheets, while engine issue sidelines Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas showed a glimpse of Mercedes' potential on his way to setting a new benchmark time of F1 2020 pre-season testing.  read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of Barcelona Formula 1 pre-season testing so far in the day three morning session, as Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari... read more »

Valtteri Bottas blasted his way to the top of the Formula 1 pre-season testing timesheets on a day when Sebastian Vettel was hit by engine trouble. read more »

Valtteri Bottas comfortably clocked the fastest time of winter testing so far on the final morning of the first test, but Ferrari lost half the session after an engine problem... read more »

Valtteri Bottas slapped a set of the softest compound tyres onto his DAS-fitted W11 and laid down a 1:15.732 on Friday morning's session. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas moved clear of the pack on the final morning of the opening Formula 1 test of 2020. After Bottas' session on Thursday was truncated by a... read more »

This final day of testing in this first week kicked off with continued welcoming weather in Spain. Teams were therefore again eager to get out on track and get the day going,... read more »

Hamilton and Bottas complete full race simulations on Day 2 of winter testing read more »

Valtteri Bottas was still left with a good feeling from Mercedes' latest Formula 1 car despite taking what technical director James Allison has described as "an early... read more »

The Mercedes F1 team has downplayed the electrical problem that brought Valtteri Bottas' afternoon programme to a premature end.  read more »

Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas top the timesheets on the first day of pre-season testing, a day on which the German team, Red Bull, Honda and Racing Point,... read more »

Although happy with his first morning behind the wheel of the W11 in pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas says it still has "weaknesses". read more »

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 on the opening day of 2020 Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona, topping the timesheets ahead of Valtteri Bottas read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes laid down the first marker in pre-season testing with the Brit topping the charts ahead of Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' 2020 F1 car "feels good" but has "weaknesses" to work on following his initial run during pre-season testing. read more »

Though Valtteri Bottas tops the timesheets on the opening morning of pre-season testing, Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen keep up the pressure. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the first morning of 2020 Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona, which ran without red flag disruption throughout read more »

Mercedes made a fast start to F1 2020 as Valtteri Bottas set the pace on a busy and competitive opening morning of winter testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas sets the pace for Mercedes on the opening morning of F1 pre-season testing.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas finished quickest at the end of the morning session on the first day of testing ahead of the new Formula 1 season. read more »