Valtteri Bottas news

Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas by 0.118 seconds to lead a Mercedes one-two in qualifying for the French Grand Prix on Formula 1's return to Paul Ricard read more »

Lewis Hamilton wins a battle with Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas for pole position at the first French Grand Prix for 10 years. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has secure pole position for the French Grand Prix, narrowly topping his team mate Valtteri Bottas. As both Mercedes topped the times, Sebastian Vettel was the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas finishes P1 in final practice for the French Grand Prix as heavy rain 10 minutes into the session curtails running ahead of qualifying later today. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheet at the end of FP3, thanks to a reasonable quick installation lap early on in the session. As rain arrived 10 minutes later, no one was able... read more »

Mercedes Formula driver 1 Valtteri Bottas set the pace in final practice for the French Grand Prix, which was mostly devoid of action after unexpected rain read more »

Valtteri Bottas posted the fastest time in a heavily-compromised final practice session at the French GP as a torrential downpour wreaked havoc at Paul Ricard. read more »

Heavy rain hits final French GP practice session, Valtteri Bottas quickest read more »

Barely more than five minutes of dry track action were possible in FP3 after heavy rain hit the Circuit Paul Ricard ahead of qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas saw his Friday cut short by a water leak in FP2, but believes that the issue will not threaten his usage of Mercedes' new engine. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is confident he will be able to use his upgraded Mercedes F1 engine for the entire French GP weekend despite a water leak in FP2.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton ended the first day of the French GP weekend on top with a 1m33.243s, 0.703s faster then Daniel Ricciardo in second and Verstappen in third. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said the new Mercedes engine feels "fresh and good" and is yet to be run at full power yet. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pulls out a 0.7 second gap over the field during second practice for the French Grand Prix as Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas hits trouble. read more »

Lewis Hamilton continues to set the pace in second practice while teammate Valtteri Bottas is sidelined by water leak. read more »

Formula One has made its grand return to France, with Paul Ricard hosting the first French Grand Prix in years this Sunday. In preparation for this, the first practice was run... read more »

The Mercedes AMG pairing of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas lead the way in the first practice session of the French Grand Prix at the Paul Ricard circuit. read more »

Running a new engine, although Mercedes won't say if it is the new spec, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas claimed the 1-2 as F1 made a fiery return to France. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have hinted at a further delay for Mercedes' new Formula 1 engine specification, with no confirmation of its French Grand Prix use yet read more »

Not familiar with Circuit Paul Ricard? Join Valtteri Bottas for a few onboard laps from a 2017 Pirelli tyre test and get acquainted with the venue in good time! For more F1®... read more »

Beaten in Montreal, a track that has belonged to them the last three years, Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes are "definitely not" the favourites to win in France. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes cannot be considered the favourites for this weekend's returning French GP, admitting Ferrari's form means F1's world champions... read more »

Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas recieved a new adrenaline rush in the skies above Finland - taking part in an air show with the Finnish Air Force.  read more »

Mercedes' chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin felt Valtteri Bottas' second and Lewis Hamilton's fifth place was short of what the team believed they could of have... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's third win of the Formula 1 season came on a track that many, including Mercedes, expected to better suit Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »