Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes' upgraded Formula 1 engine will not provide enough of a step forward in power to overturn Ferrari's top speed advantage on straights, reckons Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas insists nothing has changed between himself and Lewis Hamilton despite the prospect of an intra-team F1 title fight.  read more »

Mercedes engine upgrade won't match Ferrari's top speed - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Max Verstappen says Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas should perhaps be regarded as the best performing drivers in Formula 1 so far in 2019. The Silver Arrows... read more »

Max Verstappen accepted the penalty that cost him a podium at the Monaco Grand Prix, accepting that he would be punished for an unsafe release. Verstappen dropped from second... read more »

Did Lewis Hamilton break Valtteri Bottas in Monaco? Maybe not quite, but the world champion's supreme recent form looks like that of a man ready to win a sixth title this... read more »

Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton's pit stop ended up putting the pit crew a little out of sync for Valtteri Bottas, who ended up in the path of Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes strategist, James Vowles reveals the reason for the initial delay during the pit-stop that cost Valtteri Bottas second place in Monaco and the team's sixth 1-2 of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton clipping wheel gun hurt Valtteri Bottas' race read more »

Lewis Hamilton might have inadvertently cost Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas second place at the Monaco Grand Prix, by slightly compromising the team's double-stack... read more »

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has revealed a mistake during Lewis Hamilton's pitstop delayed Valtteri Bottas and led to his coming together with Max Verstappen in the pitlane read more »

Sebastian Vettel was "worried" about the pit crews in Monaco, especially Racing Point's, as he watched Max Verstappen getting closer to Valtteri Bottas on the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton delivered an ominous assessment of his 2019 campaign so far, claiming his performances have been "average" despite winning four of the opening six... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes falling behind in the 2019 Formula 1 world championship battle will "annoy the hell out of" Valtteri Bottas and prompt a fightback read more »

Wolff anticipates 'very strong' Bottas response after setback read more »

Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to have a better weekend at the Canada Grand Prix than he did in Monaco on Sunday, as the Finn limped to a third-place finish after... read more »

Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas will use his Monaco GP disappointment to come stronger at the next race, the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Max Verstappen was entirely in the wrong for their pit lane collision in Monaco but reckons the five-second penalty was "OK". read more »

Valtteri Bottas disappointed by race regression read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he was expecting a collision with Max Verstappen after bravely hanging onto second place on the outside of the Red Bull at the first turn of the Monaco... read more »

Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to bounce back "stronger" after finishing third in Monaco.  read more »

Monaco Grand Prix nearly-man Max Verstappen spent most of his race in the wrong Formula 1 engine torque mode after the pitlane incident he had with Valtteri Bottas read more »

How does Max Verstappen's unsafe release, the puncturing of Valtteri Bottas's tyre and putting the lives of pit crews in jeopardy equate to a five-second penalty? read more »

Sebastian Vettel feared for the safety of mechanics in the pitlane when Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas clashed following their pit stops.  read more »

A clash with Max Verstappen in the pit-lane cost Valtteri Bottas a potential shot at victory in the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix. read more »