Valtteri Bottas news

The Finn ended up fourth fastest, more than six-tenths of a second behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Friday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he isn't relying on an apparently weak Ferrari form at the United States Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest around Circuit of The Americas on Friday morning as running commenced in preparation for the USA Grand Prix. Damp and overcast conditions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains adamant that he can match Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1 and says he is learning from recent defeats read more »

Valtteri Bottas makes no secret of his high standards, saying a haul of two wins and a 72-point gap to Lewis Hamilton is not good enough for him. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been driving 'brilliantly' in 2017, according to Toto Wolff, while he was also pleased with the return to form for Valtteri Bottas in Japan. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says set-up changes to his Mercedes enabled him to find the “very narrow window” of optimum performance in Japan. read more »

Lewis Hamilton continued to dominate Valtteri Bottas in the TMW standings while Sebastian Vettel drew level with Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he has taken confidence from his performance at the Japanese GP and believes he has learned from his struggles since the summer break. read more »

Nico Rosberg says hard work and focus will be key for Valtteri Bottas to get over his form slump for Mercedes. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has no issue with Mercedes' call for him to move over for Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas paid tribute to his Mercedes team's choice of strategy, allowing the Finn to pit late on to take fourth place. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "completely understands" Mercedes' request for him to switch positions with Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bottas ran an... read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels his bid for an F1 podium at Suzuka wasn't helped by having to let Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton through mid-race. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was left to rue narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix, as he came home within a second of Red Bull rival… read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he was on the right strategy in Japan to chase down Daniel Ricciardo, there just weren't "enough laps" left. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is hoping that starting on the Soft tyres tomorrow will improve his chances on a track that's very difficult to overtake on. read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and SEbastian Vettel.. read more »

After losing a front row start to a gearbox penalty incurred earlier in the weekend, Valtteri Bottas is taking comfort from the fact he will start the race several places ahead... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel analyse qualifying and look ahead to Sunday's race at Suzuka. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that his alternative strategy pays off at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver poised to start the race on the Soft… read more »

Sebastian Vettel is confident he can put polesitter and championship rival Lewis Hamilton under pressure at the Japanese Grand Prix having secured second on the grid. Vettel... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was happy to come out on top in the battle of the Finns, who both have five-place grid penalties to contend with in Japan. read more »

Valtteri Bottas played his part in Mercedes locking out the front row in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, but will drop from P2 to P7 due to a grid penalty. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he took extra risk in the final part of qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix because of Valtteri Bottas's grid penalty, but it... read more »