No Formula 1 car has ever been measured going as quickly on an F1 circuit as Valtteri Bottas in his Williams FW38. Back in qualifying for the 2016 European Grand Prix at Baku... read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
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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Today's press conference with Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Kevin Magnussen, Lando Norris, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton and Alex... read more »
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However, some prefer to do things that take them out of their comfort zone and that provide not only a useful distraction from the pressures associated with their profession,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it's a "shame" that Formula 1 drivers struggle to show off their personalities during grand prix weekends. In recent years, only a few... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's trackside engineering director Xevi Pujolar has praised Zhou Guanyu for "raising his game" in the early stages of 2023. Despite scoring points on... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has lavished praise on one of his former F1 teammates - Valtteri Bottas - reflecting on their five years together at Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position in unconventional fashion at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, sliding off the road and onto the grass in his Mercedes W10! He would go on to... read more »
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Xevi Pujolar says Zhou Guanyu is now competing at a very similar level to Valtteri Bottas, which can only be good for the fortunes of Alfa Romeo. read more »
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Sauber chief Alunni Bravi has been astonished by Alfa Romeo drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu since they joined the team. read more »
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After an uneven debut season that hinted at Zhou's underlying promise, the Chinese driver was retained for a second season and immediately got off to a stronger start.... read more »
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Bottas, who joined F1 in 2013 with Williams, too struggled to get his personality across during his early years, but after leaving the pressure cooker of Mercedes he has now... read more »
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Alfa Romeo drivers Guanyu Zhou and Valtteri Bottas share their thoughts after the teams first points of the season in Melbourne. read more »
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Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he's enjoyed seeing his ex-teammate Valtteri Bottas "flourish" since leaving Mercedes. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has opened up about his former team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and his delight that the Finn appears to be enjoying life in the Formula 1 paddock. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has spoken about how he uses interests outside of motorsport to improve his mindset for Formula 1 race weekends and he revealed his plans for... read more »
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Managing director of the Sauber Group Alessandro Alunni Bravi has labelled Alfa Romeo 'unlucky' following another tough weekend for Valtteri Bottas at the Australian... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says that he is happy to see former team-mate Valtteri Bottas "flourish" in his personal life. Bottas partnered Hamilton at Mercedes for several years,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he's "a little worried" by his lack of pace in the last two F1 rounds after being beaten by less experienced teammate Zhou Guanyu. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has called on Alfa Romeo to "figure out" the car's pace as the team is "definitely off the pace from where we thought we should be". read more »
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Video: What a day. ? Debriefing a rollercoaster #AusGP with Zhou Guanyu & Valtteri Bottas. #F1 read more »
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Bottas and Perez were due to start on the last row after qualifying 19th and 20th respectively and their teams have decided to make changes to the suspension set-up ahead of... read more »
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Sergio Perez will start the Australian Grand Prix from the pitlane after Red Bull breached parc ferme to make changes to his car. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will start from the pit lane at Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix after making changes not permitted under parc ferme conditions. The pair... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he has been left "puzzled" to be the slowest driver in qualifying as he suffered a disappointing exit at the end of Q1 on Saturday at the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he has more faith in Alfa Romeo to prolong its competitiveness throughout the 2023 Formula 1 season than it did last year. Alfa Romeo took advantage of the... read more »