Valtteri Bottas news

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 »

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 »

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 »

"It s just so much more enjoyable because there s no tension with another team-mate..." - Hamilton on Bottas Mercedes harmony read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

"I think I did what I had to do to help the team and hopefully that made a big difference..." read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has failed to finish the Spanish Grand Prix after being involved in a collision on the opening lap. The Scuderia Ferrari driver was tapped from behind at the... read more »

Max Verstappen believes he and Kimi Raikkonen would not have crashed at the start of the Spanish GP had Valtteri Bottas not tagged the Ferrari at Barcelona's first corner. read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt one-stop strategy would pay off read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff praised Valtteri Bottas for his role in helping Lewis Hamilton to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen both blamed Valtteri Bottas for their very early retirements from the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen believe Valtteri Bottas caused their first-corner exits from the Spanish Grand Prix, but Bottas insists that he did not cause the incident... read more »

Sebastian Vettel feels he lost "an awful lot of time" when Mercedes used Valtteri Bottas to "block" him during his Spanish Grand Prix battle with Lewis Hamilton read more »

An engine change on Saturday morning affected Valtteri Bottas' qualifying performance, limiting him to a third place start. read more »

The British driver took the top spot on the grid ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valterri Bottas read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Barcelona paddock following qualifying for the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (3rd): "For most of... read more »

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

Valtteri Bottas has taken the blame for missing out on a front row start for the Spanish Grand Prix. Bottas missed the majority of final practice on Saturday morning when... read more »

Lewis Hamilton considers the impact of Mercedes upgrades on his pole position in Spain, plus there's reaction from Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas faced the media after qualifying for the Spanish GP. read more »

Valtteri Bottas counts the cost of limited track time as gremlins overnight conspire to leave him third on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Although he concedes his final Q3 lap wasn't his best of the Spanish weekend, Valtteri Bottas has no qualms starting P3 - after all that's where he qualified in Russia. read more »

Hamilton emerged on pole position after an intense final battle for the top spot. He marginally pipped Vettel by 0.051. Bottas who throughout qualifying looked to be a... read more »