Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton's grid drop penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix is "a big opportunity to get closer to him" read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt a small miscommunication with his Mercedes Formula 1 team hindered him when rival drivers "parked" on track before their final runs in Austrian... read more »

A difficult end to qualifying for Valtteri Bottas in Austria did not end his chances of a third straight Spielberg pole, with the Finn believing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc... read more »

Valtteri Bottas qualified fourth for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, but will move up one place thanks to team-mate Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty. read more »

Charles Leclerc was the man to beat in Free Practice 3 in Austria, ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Charles Leclerc was the fastest driver on the grid as the Ferrari driver edged out the Mercedes' of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the the third practice session... read more »

Leclerc beats Hamilton and Bottas to top spot in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Mercedes saw Valtteri Bottas crash out of practice on Friday, with the Finn also having suffered with technical issues that resulted in two engine changes. read more »

Valtteri Bottas escaped unhurt from a 23G impact with the turn six barriers during second practice on Friday at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Valtteri Bottas said his huge crash in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was deserved punishment for his mistake, backing more tracks to be as savage as the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas says he prefers circuits that penalise mistakes following his 25G accident during second practice for Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas prefers tracks that penalise errors despite heavy crash read more »

Despite paying the price for his FP2 error, Valtteri Bottas prefers racing on proper circuits that punish drivers instead of giving them acres of run-off. read more »

Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 in Austria, as Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel hit trouble. read more »

Red flag stoppages for Verstappen and Bottas crashes means that many drivers fail to post representative times, as kerbs and wind take their toll. read more »

Big crashes for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas lead to a truncated FP2 session in Austria, with Charles Leclerc ending quickest for Ferrari. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen both crashed out of an eventful second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time on... read more »

Charles Leclerc topped a stop-start second Formula 1 free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, which was interrupted by two red flags caused by Max Verstappen and Valtteri... read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc sets the pace in a dramatic second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix as Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen crash. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen crashed out, while Sebastian Vettel span into the gravel, in an extraordinarily dramatic second practice session at the Austrian GP. read more »

Charles Leclerc tops Austrian GP FP2 as Valtteri Bottas crashes heavily read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped a chaotic FP2 session in Austria with Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas both crashing out at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

On a day when kerb-climbing was all the rage, Lance Stroll showed his rivals how it should - or in this case should not - be done. read more »

FP2 for the Austrian Grand Prix was twice red-flagged, as Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas damaged their cars, while Sebastian Vettel came close to doing the same in a wild... read more »

Lewis Hamilton opens the Austrian Grand Prix weekend fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. read more »