Valtteri Bottas news

Bottas edges Hamilton by just 0.023 seconds to take his seventh F1 career pole, and his first since last year's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Never mind dragons, it's Noah's Ark in Shanghai as Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Renault and Haas head into the Chinese GP two-by-two. read more »

Ferrari may have had the straightline speed but over a complete lap it was Valtteri Bottas who was quickest in qualifying, grabbing pole position in China. read more »

Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes locked out the front row for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, just a few hundredths ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel will lead an all-Ferrari second row on... read more »

Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to take Chinese GP pole read more »

Valtteri Bottas fends off team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tight battle for pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed his first Formula 1 pole position of the 2019 season in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton to secure pole position for the Chinese GP as Mercedes held off Ferrari in a pulsating qualifying. read more »

Ferrari may have had the straightline speed but over a complete lap it was Valtteri Bottas who was quickest in qualifying, grabbing pole position in China. read more »

Just like on Friday, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas proved fastest in the last free practice session before qualifiying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel was once... read more »

Bottas sets the pace for Mercedes in final practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as a crash for Alexander Albon brings the session to an early end. read more »

Valtteri Bottas once again edges out the Ferraris as Alexander Albon brings FP3 to an early close following massive crash. read more »

Valtteri Bottas went quickest for Mercedes in what proved to be an unrepresentative final practice session for Formula 1's 2019 Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas quickest as Alexander Albon crash curtails third practice read more »

Valtteri Bottas ensured Mercedes hold an advantage over Ferrari heading into Chinese GP qualifying as he set the pace in final practice. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put in a late run to beat Sebastian Vettel to P1 in final practice for the Chinese GP, a session in which Alex Albon brought out the reds as he crashed heavily. read more »

Valtteri Bottas removed doubt that Mercedes might be unable to compete with Ferrari as he reignited the fight by going fastest, narrowly quicker than Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, but believes that Mercedes still needs to improve its performance. read more »

As Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets for Mercedes in China on Friday, teammate Lewis Hamilton had a more difficult time of it. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claims he is "struggling" with the handling of his Mercedes after finishing seven tenths adrift of Valtteri Bottas in FP2. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he is "struggling" to feel as comfortable in Mercedes' Formula 1 car as team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas offers Mercedes hope, as he sets the pace in second practice session for Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas hits the top for Mercedes in second practice in China as he pipped Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in Free Practice 2 but the top three teams were only separated by two tenths of a second read more »