Valtteri Bottas admits he could have done more to avoid the clash with Raikkonen and Verstappen at the start of the Spanish GP. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
Team | Mercedes |
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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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Valtteri Bottas says the new kerbs at the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 track's Swimming Pool complex are "quite extreme" read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted he "could have done a better job" in the build-up to his first-corner crash with Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen in Formula 1's... read more »
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Hitching a ride through the Monte Carlo streets Formula One style with our very own Finnish superstar in his awesome AMG beast! read more »
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Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and others from the Silver Arrows family share their Monaco memories. read more »
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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas talk about the challenges of the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas retirement caused by never before seen turbo failure read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that Valtteri Bottas' engine blow-out in Spain was down to a defect never seen before at the Silver Arrows. read more »
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Mercedes says a turbo defect it has never encountered before led to Valtteri Bottas' engine failure at the Spanish Grand Prix. Bottas was running third in Barcelona when... read more »
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Toto Wolff reveals Valtteri Bottas' retirement in Spain was due to an issue Mercedes has never experienced before. read more »
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Mercedes has confirmed that a faulty turbo was behind Valtteri Bottas' exit from the Spanish Grand Prix, caused by a previously unseen defect. Bottas was… read more »
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A never before seen problem with the turbo on his Formula 1 engine caused Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Spanish Grand Prix, Mercedes has revealed read more »
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Mercedes reveals the reason for Valtteri Bottas' Spanish Grand Prix exit... and admits it is not an issue it has encountered before. read more »
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Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team won't be at a disadvantage with its longer wheelbase car at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Despite retiring from the Spanish Grand Prix with a power unit problem, Toto Wolff has praised Valtteri Bottas for his performance, which saw him help Lewis Hamilton to take... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that the title fight will soon switch to out and out performance over tyre management. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said he made it his "mission" to slow Sebastian Vettel down at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists it was his 'job' and 'duty' to hold Sebastian Vettel up in the middle of the Spanish Grand Prix to help Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate... read more »
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From the highs of Russia, Valtteri Bottas saw the lows of Formula 1 in Spain as he suffered his first retirement as a Mercedes driver whilst on course for an easy podium. read more »
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While Sebastian Vettel was disappointed at having to battle Valtteri Bottas in Spain, he says he apportions no blame to Felipe Massa in their late race tussle. read more »
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"It s just so much more enjoyable because there s no tension with another team-mate..." - Hamilton on Bottas Mercedes harmony read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Valtteri Bottas cost him "an awful lot of time" while playing rear-gunner to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix. Vettel... read more »
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Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen say they would have avoided making contact at Turn 1 of the Spanish Grand Prix if Valtteri Bottas had not clipped the Finn on the apex. As he... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel discuss this race's ramifications when it comes to their title fight - plus reaction from third-placed Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez... read more »
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"I think I did what I had to do to help the team and hopefully that made a big difference..." read more »