Valtteri Bottas insists there is nothing "fundamentally wrong" with Mercedes' 2019 car, but says it is "a fact" that Ferrari are quicker. The Finn was... read more »
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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Ahead of a make or break season, Valtteri Bottas admits he feels that up to now he hasn't achieved anything in F1. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas feels he has not "achieved anything" in Formula 1 yet, as he targets a championship challenge for 2019 read more »
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Lewis Hamilton prepares for a revitalised Valtteri Bottasin 2019 but isn't concerned about potential fractions at Mercedes read more »
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Former F1 driver Marc Surer thinks 2019 will certainly be Valtteri Bottas' last season at Mercedes, with Esteban Ocon ready to replace the Finn. Bottas is under intense... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has faith that Mercedes will not implement team orders to aid Lewis Hamilton from the get-go in 2019. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has faith in Mercedes not implementing team orders from the start of the 2019 F1 season and expects equal treatment with Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that Mercedes struggled with some balance issues in their new 2019 car over testing this week, even calling some of the issues "massive",... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits that handling issues that became apparent in Barcelona can only be resolved with upgrades. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes needs an upgrade to solve the handling issues discovered during the first run of its new 2019 Formula 1 challenger in testing at Barcelona last week read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes need an upgrade to solve the handling issues that plagued the W10's first run in testing this week. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: 'I feel like haven't achieved anything in F1' read more »
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A bullish Valtteri Bottas says he is determined to beat Lewis Hamilton in 2019. The Finn was disappointed with his performance last year, as he failed to win a single race, and... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has downplayed talk of him entering this season as Mercedes' number two driver, a role he was forced into last year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is positive following the first week of pre-season testing read more »
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Although little can truly be noted from times set during testing, Valtteri Bottas reckons Ferrari are looking great on "both short runs and long runs." read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he believes Ferrari are ahead of the world champions at the end of the first week of pre-season testing. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas came close to venting his anger after struggling last season and concedes "feeling like I haven't achieved anything" in F1 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes' main Formula 1 rival Ferrari seems to be "a bit ahead" based on pre-season testing so far read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he has turned the negativity of a winless 2018 into motivation for the year to come, suggesting that the barren campaign could end up helping him in the... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is committed to helping Valtteri Bottas improve in 2019, after his Mercedes teammate went through the whole previous season without registering a race win. The... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished the second day of testing in sixth place, confident that the work the team are putting in is pushing the car in the right direction. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have both offered their first thoughts of driving the W10 in Barcelona. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas amassed a total of 69 laps in Mercedes' new W10 on the first day of Formula 1 winter testing, and says that improvements have already started on the car... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that Valtteri Bottas has the "full backing" of the team following a disappointing finish to the 2018 Formula 1 season,... read more »