Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas wants to start negotiations over a new F1 contract with Mercedes as early as possible in 2020. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he wants any discussions with Mercedes over a new deal to be handled smoother, and earlier, than in 2019. Bottas has been on rolling one-year contracts... read more »

As Valtteri Bottas once again faces an uncertain future, the Finn says he believes both he and Mercedes learned from last year's public speculation. read more »

Nico Rosberg has told Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas that he needs to put Lewis Hamilton on edge if he has any hopes of winning a world championship. read more »

Valtteri Bottas wants to avoid dragging out contract negotiations with Mercedes over a 2021 Formula 1 deal, believing there was "too much unnecessary talk" outside of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas knew about the DAS system for at least one year before Mercedes' made its public debut at pre-season testing. read more »

Mercedes' Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system is legal says Valtteri Bottas as other Formula 1 teams begin to consider how to create a version of their own. read more »

Thanks to Valtteri Bottas's sensational lap, Mercedes continued to show its early dominance on Friday when the first week of testing concluded at Circuit de... read more »

Valtteri Bottas put in the quickest lap of the opening three days of 2020 pre-season testing on Friday with a 1:15.732 on the softest tyre compound - the C5. For more F1®... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he has known about Mercedes' new dual-axis steering system (DAS) for "nearly one year". read more »

Mercedes' pace during the opening week of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona looked ominous, as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ended the first week atop the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' Dual-Axis System has been in development for over a year, and is hopeful that it will give the team a performance advantage. Mercedes fitted... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are full of praise for the Mercedes team after a very successful first week of Formula 1 testing. read more »

Lewis Hamitlon praises the team effort at Mercedes that helped the team to finish the first pre-season test as the fastest two cars on track, Hamilton second to teammate... read more »

The theme of the opening week of Formula One's preseason continued on Friday as Mercedes put down another ominous marker in pace and mileage. read more »

Mercedes ended the first week of Formula 1 pre-season testing quickest, with Lewis Hamilton completing a 1-2 on the timesheets as team-mate Valtteri Bottas's 1m15.732s... read more »

Valtteri Bottas' scintillating benchmark remained untouched as he and Mercedes concluded the first F1 pre-season test on top.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas set a scintillating pace to finish Test One as Mercedes continued their storming start to F1 2020, while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel suffered an engine... read more »

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 »