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Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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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Lewis Hamilton felt it getting "harder and harder" to extract maximum performance in British Grand Prix qualifying as his Mercedes Formula 1 car's pace... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas denies teammate Lewis Hamilton record seventh pole at Silverstone as Mercedes locks-out front row for British GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ends Lewis Hamilton's streak of pole positions at Silverstone by a slender margin in Saturday's qualifying session. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed his fourth pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season, ahead of Mercedes team0-mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas took the first slot on the grid in an entertaining session of the Great Britain Qualifying at Silverstone. Home favorite Lewis Hamilton had to allow 6... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the British Grand Prix by six thousandths of a second read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edged Lewis Hamilton by close to the narrowest of margins to take his first British Grand Prix pole position. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to British GP pole by six-thousandths of a second, with Charles Leclerc just behind in an extremely close and tense Silverstone qualifying. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ends Lewis Hamilton's Silverstone pole streak by just 0.006s read more »
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Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the British Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton by 0.006s in what was Mercedes' 64th front row lock-out in F1. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix - read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the British Grand Prix by six thousandths of a second, ending his team-mate's streak of home pole positions. read more »
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Ferrari surprised with the 1-2 in FP3 for the British GP although Valtteri Bottas didn't get in a clean lap, almost meeting the barrier on his qualy sim lap. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has pinpointed the two key areas he believes that Lewis Hamilton has had the edge over him in their battle for Formula 1 victories this year read more »
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While Valtteri Bottas got bettered at the very end of FP1 by Pierre Gasly, the Finn continued to stay at the forefront throughout the entire second practice session. read more »
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Red Bull's Pierre Gasly topped his first-ever free practice session at Silverstone as he was half a second clear of anyone thanks to a last-minute effort on soft tyres.... read more »
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Friday at Silverstone looked like business as usual for Mercedes and F1 -- but there are lots of reasons why it's too early to make predictions about how the British Grand... read more »
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Despite a Mercedes 1-2 after Friday practice at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton struggled battling conditions and the new track surface as he sees teammate Valtteri Bottas as... read more »
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Mercedes showed strong pace on Friday at Silverstone with Bottas topping Free Practice 2. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads a Mercedes one-two in second practice at Silverstone - but Ferrari remains within striking distance. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished Friday's practice for the British GP top of the charts, however, it wasn't a trouble-free session for the Finn. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton on the opening day at Silverstone, with Scuderia Ferrari waiting in the wings. read more »
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Blustery winds cause problems for most in second session, and while Mercedes appears comfortable, Ferrari and Red Bull suffer graining issues. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in second practice at the British GP. read more »