Valtteri Bottas news

In Hungary, Toto Wolff described Valtteri Bottas as a "wingman". Now, he has called the Finn a "tremendous team player". read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he considered handing the lead of the Russian Grand Prix back to Mercedes F1 teammate Valtteri Bottas.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas said there was some confusion over the way in which Mercedes team orders played out at the Russian Grand Prix after he was forced to give up a race victory to... read more »

Mercedes driver Hamilton benefited from team orders to pass team-mate Bottas for the net lead of the race, while under pressure from Vettel, who finished third. The... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended Mercedes' tactics in the Russian Grand Prix, calling the rival Formula 1 team's decision to move Valtteri Bottas aside for Lewis... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he tried to convince his Mercedes team not to use team orders at the Russian Grand Prix and was prepared to hand the lead back to Valtteri Bottas at the end... read more »

Toto Wolff says using team orders was a "harsh reality" for Mercedes in Russia after a swap in position cost Valtteri Bottas a possible victory. read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff admitted the decision to take victory away from Valtteri Bottas at the Russian Grand Prix was deflating for his team, but also necessary for Lewis... read more »

ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the Russian Grand Prix, where team orders were at the centre of the race as Hamilton took the victory ahead of Bottas. read more »

Lewis Hamilton extends championship lead as he wins in Russia courtesy of wingman Valtteri Bottas being told to move aside. read more »

Toto Wolff applauds 'tremendous team player' Valtteri Bottas read more »

Lewis Hamilton hailed Valtteri Bottas as a "real gentleman" after his team-mate handed him the win in Russia, along with vital breathing space in the championship. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Valtteri Bottas deserved to win the Russian GP instead of him, after Mercedes controversially used team orders to help the Englishman in the... read more »

A mid-race switch with teammate Valtteri Bottas sends Lewis Hamilton on his way to a fifth win in six races. read more »

Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula 1 title advantage over Sebastian Vettel with victory in the Russian Grand Prix after Mercedes ordered Valtteri Bottas to move aside read more »

Lewis Hamilton has taken a stranglehold of the F1 world championship after winning the Russian GP in controversial fashion from Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas played the role of wingman for Mercedes, yet again, as he let Lewis Hamilton past him to cover Sebastian Vettel off during the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP following team orders for his team-mate Valtteri Bottas and a clever on-track pass on Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was victorious in today's Russian Grand Prix at Sochi after the Mercedes team asked their drivers to switch positions. This clearly left Bottas disappointed... read more »

Valtteri Bottas starts on pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the Russian GP, but there are raft of grid penalties further back in the field. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits he would not enjoy watching Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton race each other in Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix read more »

Watch: Valtteri Bottas relives his first win read more »

Toto Wolff saw Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton lock out the front row of the grid for the Russian Grand Prix and hopes they can finish in the same positions on Sunday. read more »

The Finn will start fourth on Sunday but was more than eight-tenths of a second down on polesitter Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says it feels very good to return to Pole Position as he leads a Mercedes front row ahead of the two Ferrari cars for the Russian Grand Prix read more »