Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has joined several other drivers in their belief that following and overtaking will be easier in 2019. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes will get on top of the "obstacles" it faces heading into the 2019 F1 season.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas has joined a growing number of drivers who think overtaking will be easier in 2019. Initially, there was great scepticism about the changes to the front wing... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has said the team have used their time in Spain well, and are prepared for the start of the season read more »

Although noting that Mercedes' W10 had improved over the course of the two pre-season tests, Valtteri Bottas admits it is by no means "perfect." read more »

While Sebastian Vettel put Valtteri Bottas firmly in his place this morning, out-pacing the Finn by 0.340s, Lewis Hamilton believes the Ferrari SF90 has an advantage over the... read more »

Just when it looked as if Sebastian Vettel would not be responding to Valtteri Bottas' challenge, the German bit… and how. read more »

Sebastian Vettel beat Valtteri Bottas to the top of the timesheets on the final morning of Formula 1's second pre-season test, with the fastest lap of the fortnight so far read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Ferrari remains the benchmark team to beat heading into the 2019 F1 season.  read more »

Having previously called for a raft of upgrades in order to battle Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas insists the German team needs to dig deeper. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes needs to find more to fight Ferrari read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says there is a "very small window" to get the tyres working in pre-season testing, and that is making a "massive... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is confident that Mercedes can overhaul Ferrari across the 2019 campaign, even if they turn up to Australia trailing the Scuderia. Ferrari have looked the team... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes still needs to find more from its latest aerodynamic upgrade to compete with Ferrari at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season read more »

Valtteri Bottas reveals how he will change his mindset going into 2019 by "not going to waste any single opportunity" read more »

Valtteri Bottas was disappointed with his lack of track-time after his running was plagued by oil pressure issues. read more »

Valtteri Bottas could only record six laps on the first day of Formula 1's second winter test, after suffering an oil pressure problem on his Mercedes, but says the team... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he expects to receive "equal" priority and treatment to Lewis Hamilton early on in the 2019 Formula 1 campaign, following incidents... read more »

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 »

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 »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas feels he has not "achieved anything" in Formula 1 yet, as he targets a championship challenge for 2019 read more »

Lewis Hamilton prepares for a revitalised Valtteri Bottasin 2019 but isn't concerned about potential fractions at Mercedes read more »

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 »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has faith that Mercedes will not implement team orders to aid Lewis Hamilton from the get-go in 2019. read more »

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 »