Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas has credited his pole position in Baku to a vital tow he got on his final qualifying lap. read more »

Sebastian Vettel feels Mercedes bagged a front row lock-out for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on merit, despite Mercedes playing down their own chances. Silver Arrows boss Toto... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says a vital tow during his final qualifying lap was vital to hand him pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix read more »

Bottas snatches late pole in dramatic Baku qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position, ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed in Q2. read more »

Delayed session following crashes for Kubica and Leclerc, plays into Mercedes hands as Valtteri Bottas leads a 1-2 for the world champions. read more »

Valtteri Bottas brilliantly denied Lewis Hamilton pole position in last-gasp drama in Azerbaijan GP qualifying as Mercedes again upstaged Ferrari, who saw Charles Leclerc crash... read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed a surprise pole position for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after pre-qualifying favourite Charles Leclerc crashed out in Q2 read more »

Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole in frantic Baku qualifying session read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas on pole position for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashes read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start the Azerbaijan GP from pole position after Charles Leclerc ruined his day as the potential pole-sitter crashed in Q2. read more »

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 »