Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes kept themselves under the radar, but were very much on form when it mattered, securing an all-Mercedes front row for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has time to make up at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after only finishing fifth fastest on Friday read more »

Vettel already sits 31 points off the championship lead, but could be the man to cause Mercedes trouble this year, according to Bottas. read more »

Mercedes can't feel invincible despite strong start - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Mercedes' announcement in July last year that Valtteri Bottas had been re-signed for 2019 not only cost Daniel Ricciardo a Mercedes race-seat but also €1,000. read more »

A look at some of the more left-field and off-beat stories to come out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix media day in Baku... read more »

Mercedes does not feel like it is "unbeatable" despite its strong start to the 2019 F1 season, according to Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas: More aggressive set-up changes helping form read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have played down Mercedes' undefeated start to F1 2019, with the drivers stressing their car is not yet always the easiest to drive. read more »

Toto Wolff knows Valtteri Bottas will be eager to put the disappointment of losing the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory to a puncture behind him by fighting for the win again... read more »

Formula 1's new aerodynamic regulations may make it a little easier to follow the car ahead, however, Valtteri Bottas says whoever is leading still has "control." read more »

Mercedes has revealed that original idea for the stacked pitstop for Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in the Chinese Grand Prix came from its Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff read more »

Valtteri Bottas feared Mercedes' decision to double-stack him behind Lewis Hamilton in the pits on Sunday would cost him a shot at the Chinese Grand Prix podium. It... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admitted he felt doomed to defeat when Mercedes 'double stacked' its Formula 1 cars in the Chinese Grand Prix pitstops, but now accepts it was the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admitted he foresaw his bad start from pole in Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas blames a painted white line for the wheel-spin that compromised his start and effectively handed victory to teammate Lewis Hamilton today. read more »

Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas reckons painted white line hurt getaway read more »

Valtteri Bottas said a painted white line of the starting grid for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix cost him an early race lead and potential victory. read more »

Lewis Hamilton puts his victory in the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix down to his strong start, where he stole the lead from team-mate Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says running over painted white lines directly in front of his grid slot resulted in his slow start in China.  read more »

Charles Leclerc says his long second stint in the Chinese Grand Prix was a ploy by Ferrari to try to help his Formula 1 team-mate Sebastian Vettel catch Valtteri Bottas read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas blamed the painted start/finish line for causing the wheelspin that cost him a shot of victory in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton jumped into the lead at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix to never give it away again. Pole sitter Valtteri Bottas held on to second and finished there,... read more »

Lewis Hamilton won a processional 2019 Chinese Grand Prix for the Mercedes Formula 1 team ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas as Ferrari's challenge faded with a weak... read more »