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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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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu feel optimistic about fighting for points at the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suggested he would not have been allowed to sport his new-look for F1 2023 if he was still at Mercedes. read more »
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Vallteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou share their thoughts after a solid start to the season for Alfa Romeo. read more »
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Alfa Romeo says it expects its fight in 2023 to be with Alpine and McLaren - explaining its decision to pit Zhou Guanyu during the closing stages in Bahrain. Valtteri Bottas... read more »
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Norris suffered a power unit pneumatic issue that led to six pitstops and his eventual retirement in the closing laps, while team-mate Oscar Piastri retired early with an... read more »
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Ted Kravitz has apologised for comments he made to Valtteri Bottas this week, describing them as "stupid and insensitive". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suggested that Alfa Romeo's race pace could put it in a position to battle Mercedes at the opening race of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Bahrain. After... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed the limited impact of a final-day breakdown for Alfa Romeo at F1 pre-season testing. read more »
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All Access goes behind the scenes with Valtteri Bottas as we capture all the content needed for the 2023 season! For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas said that "the car felt good" after completing both his programmes at pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »
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At last year's first Barcelona test, the Alfa Romeo team was hit by various reliability issues, a trend which continued to persist throughout the season.But last week... read more »
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And just like that, F1 2023 testing is over! Can Ferrari fight back, or should Bottas' Alfa Romeo engine issues worry Fred Vasseur and Ferrari? Jon Noble joins Martyn Lee... read more »
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Perez set the time on the last of the three days of testing, before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit on March 5. Lewis Hamilton was second-quickest... read more »
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Sergio Perez ended the final day of pre-season testing on top of the timesheet, boasting a lead of three-and-a-half tenths over Lewis Hamilton. Drivers got their final taste of... read more »
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With times at the Bahrain International Circuit improving as teams shifted to more performance work, Leclerc clocked a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has caused the second red flag on the final day of testing. read more »
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Following an encouraging opening day of running for the new C43 at the Bahrain pre-season test on Thursday, both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu were left upbeat by some... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the FIA clampdown on political and personal statements for Formula 1 drivers is not necessary after the governing body clarified the rule. Towards the end... read more »
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An updated International Sporting Code issued ahead of the 2023 season that applies across top-level motorsport now classes the following as a rule breach: "The general... read more »
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F1 testing is finally upon us - and some drivers are having a little more fun than others as they get behind the wheel of their 2023 cars for the very first time. read more »
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Video: Valtteri Bottas ? Valtteri Bottas #F1 read more »
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When Valtteri Bottas took the new car out of the garage in Barcelona for the first time, it was running a completely different floor to the original renders from when it was... read more »
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The Alfa Romeo C43 completed a successful first day on track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu putting the car through its first miles... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas gave the car its first track mileage at a filming day at the Spanish GP venue, with Guanyu Zhou due to sample it in the afternoon.It was the first appearance of... read more »