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Valtteri Bottas
Team | Mercedes |
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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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F1 2023's extremely tight midfield battle is trademarked by an ebb and flow of teams rushing out parts that can yield several positions, but while several teams have made... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated with his track position at the end of the Sprint Shooutout in Austria after he exited the session in the first segment. The Mercedes driver... read more »
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The Swiss team has been bringing new parts to the track on a regular basis at recent races, but the Silverstone update is seen as particularly valuable as it is aimed at... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hoping he can put in a good performance and score some points in Austria as he looks to build some momentum. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes there is still room for improvement at Sauber as the team prepares to become Audi’s factory Formula 1 team in 2026. Audi acquired a minority stake in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said that Alfa Romeo will remain in the battle for the top 10 if the team keeps 'doing its job' as they head to the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Ex-Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard reckons there has been a "turning of the tide" within Mercedes recently in favour of Lewis Hamilton. George Russell replaced... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is one of Formula One's strongest characters, blended with a calm nature and wealth of experience, he makes an incredibly solid driver for any team to have. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas scored a point in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, his first top ten since Bahrain, but it was a weekend to forget for Zhou Guanyu. read more »
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Eat. Sleep. Win. Repeat. Max Verstappen extended his Championship lead to 69 points with P1 at the Canadian Grand Prix, equalling Ayrton Senna’s 41 race wins and securing Red... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he and Alfa Romeo can be encouraged by its display in Canada as he returned to the points for the first time since Bahrain's season-opener. Bottas was... read more »
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Video: Debriefing an eventful but encouraging #CanadianGP with Valtteri Bottas & Zhou Guanyu. #F1 read more »
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The Mexican finished the session in 12th place and missed out on Q3 for the third race in a row.Like other drivers Perez opted to do a banker lap on intermediates before... read more »
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It's Canada, eh?! Catch up with all the happenings on and off the track in Montreal! Including Valtteri Bottas' new lumberjack lifestyle, George Russell partying with... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton went quickest in a rain-affected second practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton led Mercedes team-mate George Russell to top spot ahead of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the first practice session in Canada, but CCTV issues around the circuit saw extremely limited running. read more »
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Opening practice at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix was truncated by a CCTV blackout which prevented any meaningful running from taking place. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap time in the opening practice at the Canadian Grand Prix after the session was curtailed by a CCTV blackout. read more »
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Max Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of the one-hour session and he set the first place benchmark at 1m20.154s in his RB19 which was fitted with an... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the times in FP1 for the Canadian Grand Prix during an hour that saw extremely limited running. After Pierre Gasly's Alpine came to a halt in the... read more »
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Max Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of the one-hour session and he set the first-place benchmark at 1m20.154s in his RB19 that was fitted with an... read more »
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Thursday's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Alex Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has claimed his first podium of 2023 even though F1 is not racing this weekend. read more »
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Zhou Guanyu believes that his performance at the Spanish Grand Prix weekend marked one of his best events in his Formula 1 career. During Saturday's qualifying session, he... read more »